nautical
adjective
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation.
unnautical
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a word derived from
nautical.
Example Sentences
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In his first public appearance at the China Station he held a full-dress parade at Hong Kong race track seated on a handsome brown horse, clanking unnautical golden spurs.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Sir Andrew is opposed to an alien thing, an unnautical, ugly contraption: the airplane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus, a Sea Sled salesman, addressing an unnautical prospect, explained the mooring of the boat by remarking: "You just put a rope on here and tow her right into the garage."
From Time Magazine Archive
The vessels, despite their unnautical appearance, sail well on a wind.
From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by J. J. Smith
The speaker, though apparently more at his ease at sea, was in dress and appearance fully as unnautical as Banks.
From The Crusade of the Excelsior by Bret Harte
