captainly

adj

captainly

adj

Etymology From captain + -ly. Piecewise doublet of chieftainly.

1

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:

Derived terms: uncaptainly

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