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captainlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From captain + -like.

Meanings

1. 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:
   • 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:

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Synonyms

captainly