Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a nautical manner; in matters pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation: as, nautically speaking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
nautical manner
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Examples
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It’s still occasionally used with this meaning today, at least in nautically-themed historical romance novels.
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Jude Domski for The Wall Street Journal The restaurant has a nautically themed d é cor, with a bar shaped like a ship 's prow and maritime scenes etched into tabletops.
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The nautically inspired master bathroom, which is one of four bathrooms in the home, has a stainless-steel tub and a floating glass-tile wall with sconces.
Hamptons Home Brings Outside In Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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Johannes Pong for The Wall Street Journal Fish and Chips Proprietor Toh Yeung has put in a lot of thought to the look and feel of the restaurant, from its picturesque facade to the nautically themed interior—white-and-teal walls, navy-blue cloth placemats and cute bric-a-brac, including a toy train that spells out "Limehouse," presented to him by his mother.
Fish & Chips in Wan Chai Johannes Pong 2011
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It was attached by a thread to a small wooden boat crewed by half a dozen nautically garbed mini-imps wearing tormented expressions.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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The point I'm trying to make is that you're doing it all of the time anyway, just maybe not so nautically.
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The point I'm trying to make is that you're doing it all of the time anyway, just maybe not so nautically.
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This president has a particular aversion to battling back gusting winds from his starboard side the right, for the nautically challenged and tends to give in to them.
Drew Westen: Could We Have Predicted What Happened Last Tuesday? Drew Westen 2010
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This president has a particular aversion to battling back gusting winds from his starboard side (the right, for the nautically challenged) and tends to give in to them.
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Jane's doormen will be present to enforce appropriate Jane exclusivity, and the Jane promoters will be doing their best to replicate Jane ambiance in a nautically themed faux-dive bar.
Rusty Knot and Jane Hotel Join Forces Against Fun-Hating Neighbors 2009
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