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lubberly
[ luhb-er-lee ]
adverb
- in a lubberly manner.
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- lubber·li·ness noun
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Example Sentences
I've watched yo' fur hours when I wur a great lubberly lad, an' when yo' gettin' to be a woman it wur th' same thing.
It makes me sick to think of having to trust to an accident like that, like a lubberly cockney out for a boozy Bank Holiday sail.
This was done in a lubberly and irregular manner, as if little concert or order prevailed on board them.
I do not say that the cutter is downright lubberly, Master Pathfinder; but she has faults, and great faults.
I did that, sir, said a great lubberly fellow, stepping forward; and preciously I cut my knuckle gain his mouth.
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