lubberly
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈlʌbərli/
- Archaic
- Her lubberly movements on the boat caused her to trip over the ropes and nearly fall overboard.
Examples
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It too seems to assume a young or at least green and lubberly readership, which it at times addresses with the bluff facetiousness of a familiar sort of schoolmaster:
Academic text (1996) -
The lubberly sailor stumbled over his own feet while trying to navigate the deck.
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Despite his enthusiasm, he was quite lubberly at sailing, struggling to keep the boat steady.
Synonyms
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1.2
Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents
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7.3
Acting awkward and clumsy in movement or when handling things
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8.6
Clumsy and not good with their hands
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6.3
Clumsy when using the hands, often dropping or breaking things
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9.3
Awkward and not good at handling people or situations
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4.4
Not able to do something well
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9.8
Being very foolish and clumsy in how someone thinks or acts
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5.2
Clumsy with hands when doing simple tasks
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9.9
Not experienced on ships and clumsy on deck
Antonyms
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lubberly comes from lubber, an old word for a 'clumsy' person, and you can still see it in landlubber, a 'land' person who is clumsy at sea. So lubberly means 'clumsy' or inexperienced, especially in movement or on a ship.