Hypertext Webster Gateway: "masterly"
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) 1.7 (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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