lubberly
Americanadjective
adverb
Other Word Forms
- lubberliness noun
Etymology
Origin of lubberly
Example Sentences
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That fo’c’s’le is great As the place to relate How your lubberly cap’n’s an as’le.
From Washington Post
The best of it keeps Captain Hornblower right in his element�routing the lubberly French and Spanish, against an expertly staged background of crashing mainmasts and exploding gun decks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The concept of the sequential shower�wetting down, shutting off the water, soaping up and then rinsing�is readily understood by even the most lubberly guest once explained.
From Time Magazine Archive
That�s a question I�ve been asked a lot lately; not by my wife, mind you, but by my lubberly friends who swing golf clubs.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Plenty men think what I think. Sailing by book is a mighty lubberly business.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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