Antonyms for masterly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mas-ter-lee, mah-ster-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæs tər li, ˈmɑ stər-


Definition of masterly

Origin :
  • 1530s, "overbearing;" 1660s, "skillful," from master (n.) + -ly.
  • adj superior
Example sentences :
  • All these thoughts came to her with rapidity, as Crane talked with masterly judgment.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The whole is first laid in with a very delicate and masterly gray, 8.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • It was really magnificent, full of masterly breadth of colouring.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • She suddenly received a masterly blow just on the right cheek.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • How masterly is he in all the points of his profession as evinced in a criminal court.
  • Extract from : « The Macdermots of Ballycloran » by Anthony Trollope
  • The masterly generalship of his comrade filled him with admiration.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The masterly handling of color in this picture has rarely been excelled.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • The book is written in an able, masterly, and painstaking manner.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Scott » by George Saintsbury
  • "Masterly inactivity" was as unlucky a phrase as ever was coined.
  • Extract from : « Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General » by Charles Lever
  • He thought with pride that she was thoroughbred, capable of masterly strokes.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick

Synonyms for masterly

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