masterly

Meaning

Adj

1. Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful.
2. (derogatory, obsolete, usually) Like a master; arbitrary; domineering, imperious.

Adv

In a masterful manner; competently, masterfully.

Synonyms

masterful

skilfully

virtuoso

skillfully

like an expert

consummate

skilful

workmanlike

skillful

learned

magistral

master

masterfully

pertinently

professional

proficient

properly

readily

superior

virtuosic

well

winner

good at

in masterly fashion

adaptly

ably

in masterly manner

appropriately

aptly

brilliantly

cleverly

expert

expertly

fitly

knowingly

Translations

magistral

meisterhaft

magistral

genial

virtuos

maestro

da maestro

magistrale

magistralmente

magistral

hábil

apte

admirablement

αριστοτεχνικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑːstəli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: maisterli

Inherited from Old English: mægester

Cognate with French: maître

In summary

PIE word
*méǵh₂s
From Middle English maisterli, from maister (“leader, ruler; high official; official in charge of a place; person in control; employer; owner; schoolmaster, teacher; scholar, sage; holder of a master's degree; religious teacher; master craftsman; expert; magician; social superior; husband; lover; Jesus Christ; a god; male stud animal”) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). Maister is derived from Old English mæġester (“master”) and Old French maistre (“master”) (modern French maître), both from Latin magister (“teacher; master”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). The English word is analysable as master + -ly.