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masterful (adjective), more masterful, most masterful
1. Regarding the condition of having or revealing supreme mastery or skill: The piano piece by Schumann was played in a masterful way.
2. Pertaining to a demonstration of exceptional skill or ability: The English teacher was quite masterful in that even the slowest students were quite motivated and learned all of the vocabulary words in a fun way.
3. Descriptive of an ability or tendency to lead others: The masterful conducting of the chamber orchestra brought out the very best in the pieces by J.S. Bach.
4. Referring to someone who commands and dominates others: There was one teacher at school that all the students detested, and that was Mr. Book, who was very masterful in that he was always very authoritative and arrogant.
2. Pertaining to a demonstration of exceptional skill or ability: The English teacher was quite masterful in that even the slowest students were quite motivated and learned all of the vocabulary words in a fun way.
3. Descriptive of an ability or tendency to lead others: The masterful conducting of the chamber orchestra brought out the very best in the pieces by J.S. Bach.
4. Referring to someone who commands and dominates others: There was one teacher at school that all the students detested, and that was Mr. Book, who was very masterful in that he was always very authoritative and arrogant.
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magist-, master- +
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masterful, masterly
masterful (MAS tuhr fuhl) (adjective)
Descriptive of a personality that is inclined to be domineering: Alisha's masterful distinctness and ability earned her the promotion she wanted.
Norman's masterful strength of character enables him to impose his will on others.
masterly (MAS tuhr lee) (adjective)
Describing something worthy of authority through knowledge or superior skill. Maude played the complex piano composition with masterly precision.
The carpenter did a masterly job of repair work in Jenifer's house.
The head of the association had a masterful personality that easily established his masterly position to negotiate for better working conditions.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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