masterly
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In 1857, The Times praised it as "masterly in conception and effect" and a worthy partner to Monarch of the Glen.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
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
His handling of his client in the witness-box had been masterly.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
