seamanlike
- a characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship
- The deciding race was marked by the most seamanlike maneuver of the series.
- Still, the curt, seamanlike account should be required study for any weekend sailor inclined to emulate Sir Francis' accomplishment.
- Navigating with just the kind of seamanlike skill his grey-hulled, centerboard yawl Finisterre deserved, Skipper Carleton Mitchell logged a corrected time of 28 hr.