seaworthy

[see-wur-thee]

adjective

seaworthier, seaworthiest 

1. constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.

2. safe for a voyage at sea.

seaworthy

/ ˈsiːˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

1. in a fit condition or ready for a sea voyage

Other Word Forms

• seaworthiness noun
• unseaworthiness noun
• unseaworthy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of seaworthy¹

First recorded in 1800–10; sea + -worthy

Example Sentences

"We do have a beautiful, seaworthy ship, the former Holland American Veendam, now the Majestic," VCL's US representative wrote on the company's Facebook page.

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The Refugee Council said that government enforcement efforts have increased the dangers of crossings, with more people crammed into less seaworthy boats, external.

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The group found damage to its hull, propeller and rudder, but the Ruby was still deemed “seaworthy”.

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The department argues that this week's deaths in the Channel demonstrate the "increasingly extreme measures the gangs are willing to contemplate as more people are crammed into less seaworthy vessels".

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These features, along with previous reconstruction experiments, indicate these were seaworthy vessels, a conclusion supported by the presence at the site of stone tools linked to nearby islands.

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