seamanlike

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adjective

Befitting a seaman.

Similar
seamanly
Opposite
unseamanlike
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English seaman →
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Meanings

adjectiveseamanlike (comparative more seamanlike, superlative most seamanlike)

comparative more seamanlike · superlative most seamanlike

  1. Befitting a seaman.
  2. indicating competent seamanship.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship

Similar
seamanly
Opposite
unseamanlike
Also see
seamanly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishseaman
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishseamanlike

From seaman + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

seamanlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamanlike

MLA

“seamanlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamanlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seamanlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamanlike.

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