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Masterly
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
With the skill of a master. Thou dost speak masterly. Shak.