seamanly

1. 1.

   characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship

   Synonymsseamanlike

Questions about seamanly

What does seamanly mean?

seamanly means "characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship".

How many syllables are in seamanly?

seamanly has 4 syllables and divides as se-a-man-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for seamanly?

Close synonyms include seamanlike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is seamanly a common word?

seamanly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.