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masterly |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, adv With the skill of a master. Thou dost speak masterly. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Imperious; domineering; arbitrary. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: masterly adj : 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" [syn: {consummate}, {masterful}, {virtuoso(a)}]
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