landlubberly

• Adjectif désuet et marin qualifiant une personne inexpérimentée ou maladroite en mer, caractéristique d'un terrien.

An old-fashioned, nautical term describing someone who is inexperienced or clumsy on a ship, characteristic of a landlubber.

1. Inexperienced in seamanshipC1informal

   Lacking skill or knowledge related to sailing or life at sea.

   peu expérimenté en navigation

   • His landlubberly attempts to tie a knot were comical.
   • The captain dismissed the new recruit's landlubberly behavior.
   • She felt quite landlubberly when she couldn't tell port from starboard.

   Synonymeslubberlyunseamanlike

   Antonymessaltyseamanlikeseaworthy