adj. Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person).
adj. Lacking in seamanship; of or suitable to a landlubber who is new to being at sea and unfamiliar with the ways of a sailor.
ad. In the manner of a landlubber.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Like a lubber; clumsy.
ad. Clumsily; awkwardly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Like a lubber; clumsy; awkward.
Clumsily; awkwardly.
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adj. inexperienced in seamanship
adj. clumsy and unskilled
Word Usage
"'Volcano;' and, in order to give to his ship a still greater resemblance than it already had to a merchantman, he displayed an old faded scarlet ensign, and drew up his fore and main sail in what sailors term a lubberly manner."