masterly

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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

Like the raconteur at the table, Mr. Winchester is masterly but almost too fluent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Her performance was a delight, with a veneer of snobbery from which would emerge the masterly put down, particularly in the case of Mr Novello's failed movie.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

In one early effort, Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, floats on colored flowers under a group of brisk Chinese characters wearing an elegant robe drawn with an already masterly line.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

She tugged at the knots, and he could see that she had done a masterly job of connecting them to each other, leaving a length of vine between.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry