captainlike

comparative more captainlike · superlative most captainlike

1. Resembling or characteristic of a captain.

   "Let's get that jib in," I said, using what I hoped was a calm and captainlike voice.

   1980, Donald Hamilton, Cruises with Kathleen

   2 more examples

   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.

   1996, Linda Joy Singleton, Crazy for Cartwheels

   I toyed briefly with the impulse to exercise my authority and order up, in a loud and captainlike tone, my dinner.

   1998, Reese Palley, Unlikely Passages

   Synonyms: captainly