Associations to the word «Masterly»

Wiktionary

MASTERLY, adjective. That has been executed in the manner of one who is a master; extremely competently.
MASTERLY, adjective. Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
MASTERLY, adverb. In a masterful manner; competently.
MASTERLY INACTIVITY, noun. (politics) (public policy) A policy of deliberate inactivity.

Dictionary definition

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".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope