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: se-a-man-ly. The stress falls on "a".

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.