masterly

Adjective
Synonyms: consummatemasterfulvirtuoso(a)

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill“a consummate artist”“consummate skill”“a masterful speaker”“masterful technique”“a masterly performance of the sonata”“a virtuoso performance”Synonyms: consummatemasterfulvirtuoso(a)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, a.

1.Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy. "A wise and masterly inactivity." --Sir J. Mackintosh. [1913 Webster]

2.Imperious; domineering; arbitrary. [1913 Webster]

Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, adv. With the skill of a master. [1913 Webster]

Thou dost speak masterly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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