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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, adverb With the skill of a master.
Thou dost speak masterly. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, adjective
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) 2.0 [wn]:
masterly
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}, {virtuoso(a)}]
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