landlubberly
Ignorant of sailing
Landlubberly describes someone or something characteristic of a landlubber—a person unfamiliar with the sea or sailing.
The word carries nautical contempt for those who lack seafaring knowledge or skill: his landlubberly fear of deep water, a landlubberly attempt at tying knots.
Like landlubber itself, the term is often playful or mock-disparaging rather than genuinely hostile.
Inexperienced, gullible newcomer
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
fledgling · uninitiated · untrained · unversed · unfamiliar · unknowing · unschooled · untutored
Lacking grace or ease
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
gawky · fumbling · blundering · maladroit · oafish · heavy-footed · unsteady · lurching
Lacking knowledge or awareness
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- gullibleEasily deceived
- innocentFree from moral wrong
unsophisticated · clueless · oblivious · unaware · bewildered · confused · disoriented · baffled
greenhorn
Inexperienced, gullible newcomer
neophyte · fledgling · uninitiated · untrained · unversed · unfamiliar · unknowing · unschooled · untutored · newcomer
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
stumbling · gawky · fumbling · blundering · maladroit · oafish · heavy-footed · unsteady · lurching · graceless
ignorant
Lacking knowledge or awareness
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- gullibleEasily deceived
innocent · unsophisticated · clueless · oblivious · unaware · bewildered · confused · disoriented · baffled · mystified