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[ luhb-er-lee ] / ˈlʌb ər li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lubberly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or resembling a lubber. Origin of lubberlyFirst recorded in 1565–75; lubber + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM lubberlylub·ber·li·ness, nounWords nearby lubberlyLubang Islands, Lubavitcher, lubber, lubber grasshopper, lubber line, lubberly, lubber's hole, lubber's knot, lubber's line, Lubbock, lube Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lubberlyNow you lubberly sons of swabs have got me on a lee-shore with all anchors draggin! Cursed|George Allan England The usual expletives, a volley of oaths and curses on our lubberly heads, followed the shock. Frank Mildmay|Captain Frederick Marryat And many men are clumsy or careless with a boat, while others are lubberly by nature. Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk) In a clownish, lubberly sort of way, he seemed to be taking good, kind care of her. Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. V, May, 1862|Various
Words related to lubberlybulky, ungainly, unwieldy, inept, ponderous, heavy-handed, bungling, dumb, gawky, graceless, half-witted, idiotic, ignorant, inelegant, lumbering, lumpish, moronic, simple, simpleminded, slow |