Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or quality of being masterly; masterly ability or skill.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.
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- noun The quality of being
masterly .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A truly masterful piece of masterliness, literarily speaking .... but, what's the point of an anthology when a certain unscrupulous literary agent who will remain nameless is likely to ripe-off our literary genius and sell it as her own!
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Marlboro's masterliness was quite another thing, affected no clusters of men, and was felt only by those whom he owned, body and soul.
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This observation of success teaches the child to admire masterliness, to get the motto, _Age quod agis_, stamped into his child life from the beginning.
A Study of Fairy Tales Laura F. Kready
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She takes him in hand with easy masterliness in the art of reducing a youthful heart.
The Wagnerian Romances Gertrude Hall Brownell 1912
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The rendering was masterly to the extreme of masterliness.
Sacred and Profane Love Arnold Bennett 1899
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Comparing reptiles with amphibians, we may recognise an increased masterliness of behaviour and a hint of greater plasticity.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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None of Chopin's compositions surpass in masterliness of form and beauty and poetry of contents his ballades.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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Pierre gradually yielded to such sovereign masterliness, such virile elegance, such a vision of supreme beauty set in supreme perfection.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 2 ��mile Zola 1871
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Pierre gradually yielded to such sovereign masterliness, such virile elegance, such a vision of supreme beauty set in supreme perfection.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete Lourdes, Rome and Paris ��mile Zola 1871
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Pierre gradually yielded to such sovereign masterliness, such virile elegance, such a vision of supreme beauty set in supreme perfection.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete ��mile Zola 1871
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