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weatherliness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'weatherliness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weatherliness [ n.]
- The quality of being weatherly.

Meaning of 'weatherliness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weatherliness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)
Example in sentence:
  • the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness

Nearby Words:

weak weak-hearted weak-kneed weak-minded weaken weakened weakener weakening weakfish weakish

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