"captainly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more captainly [comparative], most captainly [superlative]
Etymology: From captain + -ly. Piecewise doublet of chieftainly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|captain|ly}} captain + -ly, {{piecewise doublet|en|chieftainly}} Piecewise doublet of chieftainly Head templates: {{en-adj}} captainly (comparative more captainly, superlative most captainly)
  1. Befitting a captain. Derived forms: uncaptainly
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