'Masterly' definitions:

Definition of 'masterly'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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, masterly, virtuoso(a)]

Definition of 'Masterly'

From: GCIDE
  • Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, adv. With the skill of a master. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou dost speak masterly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Masterly'

From: 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]

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