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masterliness|ˈmɑːstəlɪnɪs| [f. masterly a. + -ness.] The quality of being masterly.
1721Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 590 He can lay claim to little masterliness in eloquence, who knows not how to handle his subject elegantly. 1838J. Sterling Ess., etc. (1848) I. 245 The thorough masterliness of the style. 1865Ch. Times 21 Oct. 332/2 Lord Palmerston..submitted his natural good judgement to the pretended masterliness of him with the phylacteries. |