sailorly
Befitting a mariner
Sailorly means characteristic of or befitting a sailor—suggesting competence at sea, nautical skill, or the manner of someone experienced with ships and sailing.
The word carries connotations of practical seamanship and maritime bearing: He tied the knot with sailorly efficiency.
Less common than seamanlike or nautical.
Traveling by ocean vessel
- maritimeOf the sea
- navalOf maritime warfare
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- deckShip's flat surface
shipboard · anchor · mast · helm · voyage · knots · compass · starboard
Ramshackle dwelling
- hornpipeSailor's traditional dance
- tattooPermanent dermal design
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
grog · mess · shore leave · fo'c'sle · hammock · rum ration · Neptune · albatross
Crude or profane speech
- ayeAffirmative vote
- ahoyMaritime greeting
- landlubberNon-seafaring person
- shipshapeOrderly and neat
batten down · all hands · heave-ho · three sheets · by and large · taken aback · bitter end · shipmate
Damaged by outdoor exposure
- ruggedTough and uneven
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- swaggeringOstentatiously self-assured manner
- grizzledStreaked with gray
stoic · rough-hewn · steadfast · weathered · calloused · sunburnt · sturdy · broad-shouldered
seafaring
Traveling by ocean vessel
deck · shipboard · anchor · mast · helm · voyage · knots · compass · starboard · portside
shanty
Ramshackle dwelling
- hornpipeSailor's traditional dance
- tattooPermanent dermal design
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
scrimshaw · grog · mess · shore leave · fo'c'sle · hammock · rum ration · Neptune · albatross · Davy Jones
salty language
Crude or profane speech
- ayeAffirmative vote
- ahoyMaritime greeting
- landlubberNon-seafaring person
shipshape · batten down · all hands · heave-ho · three sheets · by and large · taken aback · bitter end · shipmate · matey
weather-beaten
Damaged by outdoor exposure
- ruggedTough and uneven
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- swaggeringOstentatiously self-assured manner
grizzled · stoic · rough-hewn · steadfast · weathered · calloused · sunburnt · sturdy · broad-shouldered · leathery
sailorlylandlubberly
Inexperienced at sea
unseamanlike · landlocked · terrestrial · unnavigable · green
- curse like a sailorUse abundant profanity
- sailor shirt
- swears like a sailorUses excessive profanity
- swore like a sailorUsed excessive profanity
- swearing like a sailorSpeaking with excessive profanity
- sailor hatMaritime headwear with brim