Synonyms for lubberly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : luhb-er-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌb ər li |
Top 10 synonyms for lubberly Other synonyms for the word lubberly
- crude
- dumb
- elephantine
- gauche
- gawkish
- gawky
- graceless
- half-witted
- ham-handed
- heavy
- heavy-handed
- helpless
- hulking
- idiotic
- ignorant
- ill-shaped
- incompetent
- inelegant
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- klutzy
- lubberly
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- moronic
- oafish
- simple
- simpleminded
- slow
- splay
- stumbling
- unable
- unadept
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- undexterous
- uneasy
- ungainly
- unhandy
- unintelligent
- unskillful
- untactful
- untalented
- untoward
- weedy
Définition of lubberly
Origin :- 1570s, from lubber (n.) + -ly (1).
- As in oafish : adj clumsy, stupid
- As in clumsy : adj not agile; awkward
- His youth was like that of the lubberly younger sons in the fairy stories.
- Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
- “I was just thinking what a big, lubberly fool you are,” replied Raikes, boldly.
- Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
- But where was I when we left off to run away, in such a lubberly manner, from the storm?
- Extract from : « Cast Away in the Cold » by Isaac I. Hayes
- Why, you contemptible, lubberly young rascal, what do you mean?
- Extract from : « Steve Young » by George Manville Fenn
- It is a welcome success and does away with the lubberly old tables.
- Extract from : « Philosophy of Osteopathy » by Andrew T. Still
- Now you lubberly sons of swabs have got me on a lee-shore with all anchors draggin!
- Extract from : « Cursed » by George Allan England
- Because a lubberly—no, he's a thorough seaman, I'll say that for the fellow!
- Extract from : « The Pilot » by J. Fenimore Cooper
- The Fox was as quick as a cat, and Heavy was lubberly in her movements.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point » by Alice B. Emerson
- She was his pet; why give her up to be sailed by a lubberly Frenchman?
- Extract from : « Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 » by James Barnes
- A child, no doubt,” he thought as he plunged in pursuit, “and that lubberly brute will scare it half to death!
- Extract from : « The Valiants of Virginia » by Hallie Erminie Rives
Antonyms for lubberly
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