MASTERLY

masterly. Masterly, a. skilful, excellent, imperious, proud

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Mas″ter‐ly, a. 1. 1. Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy. “A wise and masterly inactivity.” Sir J. Mackintosh.
2. 2. Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.