captainly
English
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editcaptainly (comparative more captainly, superlative most captainly)
- Befitting a captain.
- 1896, William Sharp, Wives in Exile, page 170:
- "Honor, dearest," — ah, the tremulousness of the captainly voice which had made so brave a show that morning, with sea-lore wonderful!