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Masterfully

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mas·ter·ful  (mstr-fl)
adj.
1. Given to playing the master; imperious or domineering.
2. Fit to command.
3. Revealing mastery or skill; expert: a masterful technique; masterful moviemaking.
master·ful·ly adv.
master·ful·ness n.
Usage Note: According to a widely repeated dictum, masterful should be reserved for the sense "imperious, domineering" (as in a masterful tone of voice), whereas masterly should be the choice when the intended sense is "having the skill of a master" (as in a masterly performance of the sonata). The distinction can serve a useful purpose, but masterful in the latter sense has long been common in reputable writing and cannot be regarded as incorrect.
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Adv.1.masterfully - in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master; "the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully"
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It was a favour of the Western King, who rules masterfully the North Atlantic from the latitude of the Azores to the latitude of Cape Farewell.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
What constitutes his distinguishing note as a writer is the recognition of the religious, the Catholic, ideal, intervening masterfully throughout the picture he presents of life, as the only mode of poetry realizable by the poor; and although, of course, it does a great deal more beside, certainly doing the high work of poetry effectively.
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Besides, Romance had gilded him, this doughty, rough-hewn adventurer of the North, this man of many deeds and many millions, who had come down out of the Arctic to wrestle and fight so masterfully with the men of the South.
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