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Signs of good seamanly thinking are evident in the handrails that are placed around the interior.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a clean-cut seamanly fellow of about thirty.

From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by Raine, William MacLeod

He drew a deep breath, and shrugged his shoulders; then he hailed me with seamanly brusqueness.

From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman

The rapidity with which our forces settled down to work, and the seamanly skill which they manifested from the very beginning, likewise made the most favourable impression.

From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.

Is that seamanly behavior, now, I want to know?

From Treasure Island by Winter, Milo