seamanlike

[ see-muh n-lahyk ]

/ ˈsi mənˌlaɪk /

like or befitting a seaman; showing good seamanship.

Also sea·man·ly

[see-muh n-lee] /ˈsi mən li/.

Origin of seamanlike

First recorded in 1790–1800; seaman + -like

He had a number of screws with which he fastened some of the articles to the bulkheads, and lashed others in a seamanlike fashion.

In the Eastern Seas |W.H.G. Kingston
Wotever course you take, is plain and seamanlike, I'm wery sure.'

Dombey and Son |Charles Dickens
Evidently he was a prideful little man, and liked to see things done in a seamanlike manner.

Kindred of the Dust |Peter B. Kyne
As soon as it was filled, having locked it, he produced a stout rope and lashed it in a seamanlike manner.

The Three Admirals |W.H.G. Kingston

To Mary and her father Skipper Libe had with seamanlike courtesy abandoned the tiny cabin.

The Adventures of Billy Topsail |Norman Duncan