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lubberly

American  
[luhb-er-lee] / ˈlʌb ər li /

adjective

  1. of or resembling a lubber.


adverb

  1. in a lubberly manner.

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Etymology

Origin of lubberly

First recorded in 1565–75; lubber + -ly

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

"Big Lub" to other ball players and rock fighters in Cincinnati when he was a boy, William Howard Taft was large but not lubberly.

From Time Magazine Archive

A lubberly, stoop-shouldered, churlish boy, one Ralph Esposito, refused to sing it.

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

“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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