lubberly

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lubberly

adjective more lubberly · most lubberly

Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person). a great lubberly boy
Lacking in seamanship; of or suitable to a landlubber who is new to being at sea and unfamiliar with the ways of a sailor. "Do not use such a lubberly expression, my dear Rose, if you respect your father's profession. On a vessel is a new-fangled Americanism, that is neither fish, flesh, nor red-herring, as we sailors say,— neither English nor Greek."

adverb more lubberly · most lubberly

In the manner of a landlubber. I'm not ignorant of these matters, having been many years at sea—and seamen, you must know, are curious in knots; I cannot endure to see anything done lubberly.

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adj clumsy, stupid

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@misc{lubberly_2026,
  title = {lubberly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lubberly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}