masterful
adjective (masterful; more masterful, most masterful)
Everyday
- Showing great skill: «a masterful performance». tree →
- Strong, sure and in control, liking to give orders: «a masterful manner». tree →
In the lessons
In sports, music and art lessons a masterful performance is excellent. In stories a masterful character takes charge; in The Wind in the Willows Badger is masterful when he takes charge of Toad, and Toad likes to think of himself as a masterful driver.
Examples
- The pianist gave a masterful performance. tree →
- Badger spoke in a masterful voice and Toad obeyed. tree →
- She scored a masterful goal. tree →
- The captain had a masterful way of giving orders. tree →
- The book is a masterful story of friendship. tree →
- Toad imagined himself a masterful motorist. tree →
Note
Two senses: very skilful, and bossy/commanding. Some people use «masterly» only for skilful and «masterful» for commanding, but both are used for skill today. Adverb: masterfully.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «masterful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «masterful» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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