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masterful
[ mas-ter-fuhl, mah-ster- ]
adjective
- dominating; self-willed; imperious.
Synonyms: peremptory
a masterful performance.
Synonyms: matchless, skillful, skilled, expert, adept, complete, consummate
masterful
/ ˈmɑːstəfʊl /
adjective
- having or showing mastery
- fond of playing the master; imperious
- masterly
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Confusables Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈmasterfulness, noun
- ˈmasterfully, adverb
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Other Words From
- master·ful·ly adverb
- master·ful·ness noun
- over·master·ful adjective
- over·master·ful·ly adverb
- over·master·ful·ness noun
- un·master·ful adjective
- un·master·ful·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of masterful1
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Example Sentences
Dear Thief is worthy of the abused critical adjectives philosophical, atmospheric, and masterful.
Washington, a truly masterful storyteller, grew up in what he calls “a wacky cult”—the Worldwide Church of God.
The pageant did achieve the dubious honor of becoming a masterful example of "show" versus "tell."
The scenes between Redmayne and Jones where the latter party struggles to pull him away from the edge are masterful.
“When I first met Ed, I thought he was a peculiar guy, but when I got my hands on the book, it was masterful,” Osse said.
The somewhat full double chin, and the carriage of her head, gave her a masterful look.
Gatien Boirouge was made game of by Lousteau, to whom he had confessed his love for that masterful woman.
We have seen that in his theories he did not admit of individual passion, finding it too masterful, too familiar and violent.
He knew that if he were really panic-stricken and attempted to carry it off in the masterful manner, she would laugh in his face.
"Tell me what is the matter," he said, a stronger note in his voice, the old masterful spirit asserting itself again.
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