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captainlike

captainlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a captain.

Adjective

captainlike (comparative more captainlike, superlative most captainlike)

  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
    Synonyms:
    captainly

Synonyms of captainlike

Forms of captainlike

comparativemore captainlike
superlativemost captainlike

Origin of captainlike

From captain + -like.

Questions about captainlike

What does captainlike mean?
Captainlike means resembling or characteristic of a captain.
What part of speech is captainlike?
Captainlike is an adjective.

Words near captainlike in the dictionary

  1. captainess
  2. captainesses
  3. captaining
  4. captainish
  5. captainless
  6. captainlike
  7. captainly
  8. captainries
  9. captainry
  10. captains
  11. Captains Flat

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