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MASTERFUL
consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
masterful (comparative more masterful, superlative most masterful)
Of or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly.
In the manner of a master; very skillful.
Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-a-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.
Usage notes
Historically, definition 3 of masterful (authoritative, domineering) has long been losing ground to definitions 1 and 2 (masterly, skillful). In nineteenth century US usage of masterful, definition 3 was almost always meant (10:1). In contemporary US usage, however, the situation is reversed: definitions 1 or 2 are usually meant (10:1).
Anagrams
• streamful
Source: Wiktionary
Mas"ter*ful, a.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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