captainlike
adjEtymology From captain + -like.
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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:
- 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:
1 more example
- 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