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Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly.
Clifton Fadiman

Meaning of "masterly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASTERLY

masterly  [ˈmɑːstəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASTERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Masterly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MASTERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of masterly in the English dictionary

The definition of masterly in the dictionary is of the skill befitting a master.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASTERLY


asystole
əˈsɪstəlɪ
coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterliness
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
schoolmasterly
ˈskuːlˌmɑːstəlɪ
sinisterly
ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
westerly
ˈwɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASTERLY

masterclass
masterdom
masterful
masterfully
masterfulness
masterhood
masteries
masterless
masterliness
mastermind
masterpiece
Masters
masters of the universe
masters-at-arms
mastership
mastersinger
masterstroke
masterwork
masterwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASTERLY

biquarterly
bitterly
clouterly
daughterly
elderly
formerly
latterly
northerly
overly
painterly
porterly
properly
quarterly
souterly
spinsterly
unsisterly
utterly
whoremasterly
winterly
writerly

Synonyms and antonyms of masterly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MASTERLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «masterly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of masterly

Translation of «masterly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASTERLY

Find out the translation of masterly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of masterly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «masterly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精湛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

magistral
570 millions of speakers

English

masterly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتقن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виртуозно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

magistral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুনিপুণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

magistral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan bijak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

meisterhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見事な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masterly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rất giỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உன்னதமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कृष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ustaca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

magistrale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mistrzowska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віртуозно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

magistral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αριστοτεχνική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meesterlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mäster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

masterly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of masterly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASTERLY»

The term «masterly» is regularly used and occupies the 84.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASTERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about masterly

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3 QUOTES WITH «MASTERLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word masterly.
1
Clifton Fadiman
Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly.
2
Norman Vincent Peale
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
3
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASTERLY»

Discover the use of masterly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to masterly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Masterly Murder: The Sixth Chronicle Of Matthew Bartholomew
Michaelhouse is in uproar: Kenyngham the saintly but ageing Master has announced his retirement and with unseemly haste Runham arranges his own 'election' as his successor.
Susanna Gregory, 2010
2
Oratory: A Unique And Masterly Exposition Of The Fundamental ...
The jury could not agree and an ecclesiastical council acquitted him. Contents: Oratory; The White Sunlight of Potent Words; and The Place of the Imagination in the Art of Expression.
Henry Ward Beecher, 2004
3
Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain: Being an ...
In sepia, with pen and brush. Of masterly and careful execution. Albert Cuyp.— 1. On the left a wood ; in the distance a piece of water. Of broad and masterly drawing in chalk, and washed in with sepia 2. Study of a cow in sunshine. Masterly.
Gustav Friedrich Waagen, 1857
4
Gov John P Altgeld's Pardon of the Anarchists and His ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Illinois Governor, John Peter Altgeld, 2010
5
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
A journalistic tour de force, The Smartest Kids in the World is a book about building resilience in a new world—as told by the young Americans who have the most at stake.
Amanda Ripley, 2013
6
Nietzsche's 'Beyond Good and Evil': A Reader's Guide
Masterly moralizing expresses a “feeling of fullness” and “overflowing power,” characterized by “happiness of high tension.” It issues from a conscious desire to share and bestow wealth. It is not primarily motivated by pity, fear, or selflessness , ...
Christa Davis Acampora, Keith Ansell Pearson, 2011
7
Practical Manual of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Residents ...
A book as brief but yet as detailed and easy-reading as this is surely the best one can think of.
Bindra Vimee, 2011
8
Where Ya Been, Mate?: Stories of the City and the Bush from ...
Stories of the City and the Bush from a Masterly Yarn-Teller Herb Wharton. walking stick flat-out to keep up with me you might say. At the bus stop I chatted with a lady who spoke in a cultured voice. We talked of the crowded buses and the ...
Herb Wharton, 2011
9
The Crisis of Negritude: A Study of the Black Movement ...
THE. MASTERLY. AFRICANNESS. OF. LEOPOLD. SENGHOR. David Wellbery, in his text The Specular Moment, writes: Modern interpretation, Carlo Ginzburg has argued in a deft essay follows the spoor of Morelli. Rather than focus on grand ...
Emmanuel Edame Egar, 2008
10
Deadly pleasures: three masterly detective novels
Three masterly detective novels; Black tower, Death of an expert witness, Skull beneath the skin.
Phyllis Dorothy James, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASTERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term masterly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wilco Resists Comfort With New Album Star Wars
They followed up their glacial, masterly 2004 record A Ghost Is Born with, by my measure, their worst album, the tepid, sandpapered Sky Blue ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
'Unusual Standards' at Stanford Jazz Fest
You can pull that off when you have saxophonist Melecio Magdaluyo, pianist Marco Diaz and other masterly musicians in your band year after ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
3
Taking notes
Mathieu is indeed in France on a short vacances, he will be back in Mumbai thereafter and looking for another space that will hone his masterly ... «Ahmedabad Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Just for Laughs review: Dave Chappelle at Théâtre Maisonneuve …
It was a masterly performance, one that weaved fearless hot takes on names that have been saturating the news as of late –Bill Cosby, Caitlyn ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Frustration for Paul Lawrie and Marc Warren at The Open
... approach that he proceeded to play like a chip shot, firing it beneath the breeze with a truncated follow-through, was equally masterly. «Press Examiner, Jul 15»
6
Kuroda painting sells for ¥5.8 mil. at auction
The Yomiuri Shimbun A long unseen oil painting by Seiki Kuroda (1866-1924), a masterly artist who laid the foundations for the nation's ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
7
Fake Buyout Story Makes Twitter Stock Briefly Skyrocket
While the article was a masterly planned hoax, there were some red flags. For example, Twitter's CEO's name was misspelled in the story. «Social News Daily, Jul 15»
8
It's All Noise
... which features contributions from the Haxan Cloak (the British musician Bobby Krlic), known for his masterly use of gloomy bass frequencies, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
9
Who murdered Aarushi Talwar? Nobody knows for sure, except CBI
In the book 'Aarushi', a masterly observation of a criminal investigation that was a game between sad, mysterious, cruel, psychotic and ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
10
Australian Youth Orchestra review: Youth and experience collide as …
... this a rewarding and compelling 80 minutes, however, was the carefully controlled concentration and focus from all under a masterly guide. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Masterly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/masterly>. May 2024 ».
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