weatherly
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of weatherly
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The reports of the "packet" describe her as being comfortable and weatherly, and very regular in keeping up her time-table.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow
So, it is to be southerly weatherly for making the land!
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)
She's a weatherly old craft, but it isn't likely she'll take part in an action with the German High Seas Fleet, when it does come out of the Kiel Canal.
From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Built with a view of encountering the short steep seas of Poole Bar, she was typical of the weatherly boats that have justly earned a splendid reputation for seaworthiness.
From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
According to firsthand reports, she was a satisfactory cruiser, except that she was not very weatherly because her centerboard was too small.
From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)
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