English-Thai Dictionary

masterly

ADJ อย่าง เชี่ยวชาญ  skillful superior yang-chiao-chan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MASTERLY

a.Formed or executed with superior skill; suitable to a master; most excellent; skillful; as a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly stroke of policy. 1. Imperious.

 

MASTERLY

adv. With the skill of a master. Thou dost speak masterly.
"I think it very masterly written, " in Swift, is improper or unusual.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASTERLY

MASTERLY Mas "ter *ly, a.

 

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. Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.

 

MASTERLY

MASTERLY Mas "ter *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With the skill of a master. Thou dost speak masterly. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

masterly

mas ter ly |ˈmastərlē ˈmæstərli | ▶adjective performed or performing in a very skillful and accomplished way: his masterly account of rural France. usage: On the difference in use between masterly and masterful, see usage at masterful .

 

Oxford Dictionary

masterly

mas |ter ¦ly |ˈmɑːstəli | ▶adjective showing great skill; very accomplished: his masterly account of rural France. DERIVATIVES masterliness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

masterly

masterly adjective Bates gives a masterly peformance, brimming with controlled gusto: expert, adept, clever, masterful, skillful, skilled, adroit, proficient, deft, dexterous, accomplished, polished, consummate; informal crack, ace. ANTONYMS inept. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS See masterful . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

masterly

masterly adjective a masterly analysis of the problem: expert, adept, clever, masterful; skilful, deft, adroit, skilled, dexterous, accomplished, polished, excellent, superb, superlative, consummate, first-rate, brilliant, intelligent, fine, talented, gifted; informal crack, stellar, ace. ANTONYMS incompetent, inept. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS masterly or masterful? See masterful . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

masterly

m á s ter ly 形容詞 〈作品 技術などが 〉みごとな ; 名人の .m á s ter li ness 名詞