Meaning of captainlike | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of a captain.

Examples

“"Let's get that jib in," I said, using what I hoped was a calm and captainlike voice.”

“And I never did become squad captain — but I've decided to do one final, captainlike thing. Tomorrow at lunch I'll call a meeting of the Cheer Squad.”

“I toyed briefly with the impulse to exercise my authority and order up, in a loud and captainlike tone, my dinner.”

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