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masterly

[mas-ter-lee, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tər li, ˈmɑ stər- /


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The level of indignation, courtesy of the masterly Bellocchio, may be even more than a viewer will be comfortable with; the cynical perspective of so many Milanese jurists is appalling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Writing about the U.N. deliberations on Iraq, Will gushed over Secretary of State Colin Powell’s supposedly sober, masterly and “unhistrionic” presentation.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Weaver masterly balances both sides of the equation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Doig, who received a midcareer retrospective at Tate Britain in 2018, is a figurative painter with a masterly flair for color and light.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2024

But the way he said nothing was masterly.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell