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captainly

adj

Etymology

From captain + -ly. Piecewise doublet of chieftainly.

  1. derived from *kap-✻
  2. derived from caput
  3. derived from capitāneus
  4. derived from capitaine
  5. inherited from capitain
  6. suffixed as captainly — “captain + ly”

Definitions

  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!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA