ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unseamanlike

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unseamanlike is an adjective meaning Not characteristic of or befitting a seaman.

Meaning

Not characteristic of or befitting a seaman.

Example Sentences

If he is able to keep clear only by making an unseamanlike manoeuvre, then your tack was too close.
On behalf of the Dundee, it was deposed, that the loss of the Princess Charlotte was purely accidental, or if attributable to any mismanagement, attributable only to the unseamanlike conduct of the Princess Charlotte's own people[…]

Synonyms for unseamanlike

Depending on context, synonyms include lubberly, landlubberly.

Antonyms for unseamanlike

Common opposites include seamanlike.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lubberly, landlubberly, unservicelike, unsailorlike, unsoldierlike, unyachtsmanlike.

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