Meanings
adjectivecaptainly (comparative more captainly, superlative most captainly)
comparative more captainly · superlative most captainly
- Befitting a captain.
"Honor, dearest," — ah, the tremulousness of the captainly voice which had made so brave a show that morning, with sea-lore wonderful!
1896, William Sharp, Wives in Exile, page 170
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Origin
From captain + -ly. Piecewise doublet of chieftainly.
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captainly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainly
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