unyachtsmanlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ yachtsmanlike

Adjective[edit]

unyachtsmanlike (comparative more unyachtsmanlike, superlative most unyachtsmanlike)

  1. Not yachtsmanlike.
    • 1937, S. J. Housley, Sailing Made Easy and Comfort in Small Craft:
      [] a trailing rope is not only very unyachtsmanlike, but a danger as it may foul the propeller.