lubberly
adjective, adverb
lubberly is spelled L-U-B-B-E-R-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lubberly means “Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lubberly?
| Letters | 8: L-U-B-B-E-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lubberly?
Lubberly appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lubberly
- more lubberly comparative
- most lubberly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lubberly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person).
Ponocrates and Eudemon burst out in a laughing so heartily, that they had almost split with it, and given up the ghost, in rendering their souls to God: even just as Crassus did, seeing a lubberly ass eat thistles;
- 2
Lacking in seamanship; of or suitable to a landlubber who is new to being at sea and unfamiliar with the ways of a sailor.
adverb
- 1
In the manner of a landlubber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lubberly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense clumsy, stupid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ungeschickt, ungeübt |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lubberly come from?
From lubber + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).