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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Masterful \Mas"ter*ful\, adjective
1. Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary. --Dryden.
2. Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.
His masterful, pale face. --Mrs. Browning.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
masterful
adjective
1: 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}, {masterly}, {virtuoso(a)}]
2: able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand" [syn: {imperious}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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