masterful
adjective
dominating; self-willed; imperious.
masterfully
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a word derived from
masterful.
Example Sentences
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As Salon’s Andi Zeisler masterfully outlined, conspiratorial thinking “flourishes in times of political and social upheaval, and it tends to resonate within minoritized groups ‘who are systematically kept from participating fully in society’”:
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
But Araki has shaded in the margins masterfully, with vivid supporting turns by Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs and the now-ubiquitous Charli XCX.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
This would have been the kind of chase that Virat Kohli would have masterfully approached in the past - one where temperament was as pertinent a factor as talent.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
The past communicates with the present in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s masterfully realized, genre-defying thriller set in the late 1970s during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Twenty years of rust aside, Bobby played as masterfully as he had in 1972: aggressive, relentless, brilliant, attacking on one side of the board and then the other.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
