What does captainlike mean?
Captainlike means Resembling or characteristic of a captain..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a captain..
"Let's get that jib in," I said, using what I hoped was a calm and captainlike voice.
And I never did become squad captain — but I've decided to do one final, captainlike thing. Tomorrow at lunch I'll call a meeting of the Cheer Squad.
I toyed briefly with the impulse to exercise my authority and order up, in a loud and captainlike tone, my dinner.
Use captainlike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Captainlike means Resembling or characteristic of a captain..
Common synonyms include captainly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Let's get that jib in," I said, using what I hoped was a calm and captainlike voice.
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