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[ mas-ter-lee, mah-ster- ] / ˈmæs tər li, ˈmɑ stər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR masterly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelike or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget. Origin of masterlyFirst recorded in 1375–1425; from late Middle English; see origin at master, -ly words often confused with masterlySee masterful. OTHER WORDS FROM masterlymas·ter·li·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH masterlymasterful, masterly (see confusables note at masterful)Words nearby masterlymasterful, master gland, master gunnery sergeant, master hand, master key, masterly, master mason, master mechanic, mastermind, Master of Arts, master of ceremonies Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for masterlyHow her role became more “maternal rather than marital,” and branding Hawking an “all-powerful emperor” and “masterly puppeteer.” The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ten years of sweat by Charles Graeber lead to a masterly account of a man trusted to heal who instead killed with impunity. My Favorite Books of 2013: Jill Lepore, Adelle Waldman, James Salter & More|Lucas Wittmann|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST How he did it in the year 1973 is explained by Horne in a masterly and compelling way. Inside Kissinger's Brain|Andrew Roberts|June 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST I grinned behind the spy's back at this masterly way of getting George's servant to do James's work. The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
He is now best known from Dryden's masterly portrait of him in the "Absalom and Achitophel." He knew the excessive apprehension felt at the North for the safety of Washington city, and he played upon it with masterly skill. The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume I (of 2)|George Cary Eggleston Once or twice, when a Master thought his was turned, he caught the same look in Masterly eyes, directed at him or at Lanze. A Slave is a Slave|Henry Beam Piper To those who have read of his masterly solution of the diamond cross mystery the colonel needs no introduction. The Golf Course Mystery|Chester K. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for masterly
adjectiveof the skill befitting a mastera masterly performance Derived forms of masterlymasterliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to masterlyskillful, masterful, excellent, superb, consummate, proficient |