landlubberly

Thân thiện

The sailor laughed at his landlubberly friend's unsteady walk on the deck.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Inexperienced in seamanship; characteristic of or resembling a landlubber: The word describes someone who lacks skill, knowledge, or comfort with the sea, ships, or sailing. It implies clumsiness or ignorance regarding nautical matters.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • His landlubberly attempts to tie a proper knot amused the seasoned sailors.
  • She felt distinctly landlubberly as she struggled to maintain her balance on the deck.
  • The captain dismissed their fears as mere landlubberly superstitions.

Advanced Usage

• Used attributively to describe behavior or qualities: Often modifies nouns like "behavior," "fears," "ignorance," or "ways."
  • His landlubberly hesitation was clear when asked to climb the rigging.
• Used predicatively to describe a person's state: Often follows verbs like "feel," "seem," or "be."
  • After a week at sea, he no longer felt so landlubberly.

Variants and Related Words

• Landlubber (noun): A person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing.
  • The old salt had little patience for the landlubbers on board.
• Lubberly (adjective/adverb): Clumsy or stupid; in a clumsy manner. (Note: "landlubberly" is a more specific form of this word.)
  • He moved in a slow, lubberly fashion.

Synonyms

• Nautical novice: A beginner at sea.
• Landsman: A person who lives on land, especially as opposed to a sailor.
• Unseaworthy (when describing a person's qualities, not a ship): Not fit for or experienced with the sea.

Antonyms

• Seaworthy (when describing a person): Fit for or experienced with the sea.
• Sailorly: Having the qualities of a skilled sailor.
• Nautical: Pertaining to sailors, ships, or navigation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. inexperienced in seamanship
   • of all landlubbers the most lubberly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lubberly