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seamanlike

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Sea´man`like`
a.1.Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.
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Adj.1.seamanlike - characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship
seamanly
unseamanlike - not seamanlike
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seamanlike [ˈsiːmənlaɪk] ADJ → de buen marinero


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"The fleet anchored at Spithead": can anyone want a better sentence for brevity and seamanlike ring?
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Astor, wherein he pours forth the bitterness of his soul, and his seamanlike impatience of what he considers the "lubberly" character and conduct of those around him, are before us, and are amusingly characteristic.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Heasyoasy (for so he still named the skipper) was a man, by his account, that minded for nothing either in heaven or earth; one that, as people said, would "crack on all sail into the day of judgment;" rough, fierce, unscrupulous, and brutal; and all this my poor cabin-boy had taught himself to admire as something seamanlike and manly.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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