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masterful

mas·ter·ful

US/ˈmæstɜrfʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

  • “a consummate artist”
  • “consummate skill”
  • “a masterful speaker”
  • “masterful technique”
  • “a masterly performance of the sonata”
  • “a virtuoso performance”
2.

able to deal authoritatively with affairs

  • “dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand”
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Origin

From Middle English maysterful, maistrefull, equivalent to master + -ful.

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