How do you use Masterly in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like consummate or masterful, plus the exact meaning.
Masterly meaning
- Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful.
- Like a master; arbitrary; domineering, imperious.
Synonyms of Masterly
Using Masterly
- The main meaning on this page is: Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful. | Like a master; arbitrary; domineering, imperious.
- Useful related words include: consummate, masterful, virtuoso, skilled.
- In the example corpus, masterly often appears in combinations such as: with masterly.
Context around Masterly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Masterly
- In this selection, "masterly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, account, line and restraint stand out and add context to how "masterly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include achieved a masterly work and and an already masterly line. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "masterly" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with masterly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In this he gives a masterly survey of synagogal rites. (10 words)
Fukunaga’s film is shot with masterly restraint and shorn of sentimentality. (12 words)
She delivered her performance on her own terms, and it was masterly. (12 words)
The latter's poetry was modeled on the old Manipravalam style abounding in Sanskrit words and terms, but it had a charm of its own when adapted to express new ideas in that masterly way characteristic of himself. (38 words)
It is one of the most popular and oft-recorded of all piano concertos; pace Hutcheson "Schumann achieved a masterly work and we inherited the finest piano concerto since Mozart and Beethoven". (32 words)
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. (30 words)
Example sentences (14)
His book River, Railway and Ravine published in 2015 is a masterly account of Louis Harper’s suspension footbridges world wide.
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.
Fukunaga’s film is shot with masterly restraint and shorn of sentimentality.
She delivered her performance on her own terms, and it was masterly.
Aëtius played them all off against one another in a masterly effort to keep the peace under Roman sovereignty.
But speaking generally, I have read this masterly argument with warm admiration and with the earnest hope that it may attract all the attention which it so well deserves".
He is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work.
He produced phonetic/phonolological treatments which were masterly for their time on the sound systems of Cantonese, Tswana (Sechuana as it was then known), Sinhalese, and Russian.
His analysis of the site was still regarded as "an outstanding contribution to Iron Age studies" with "a masterly consideration of the metalwork" by Sir Barry Cunliffe in 2012.
In this he gives a masterly survey of synagogal rites.
It is one of the most popular and oft-recorded of all piano concertos; pace Hutcheson "Schumann achieved a masterly work and we inherited the finest piano concerto since Mozart and Beethoven".
Not understandable in modern French, as "touché" means "emotionally touched". ; tour de force (also tour-de-force): lit. "feat of strength": a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment.
The latter's poetry was modeled on the old Manipravalam style abounding in Sanskrit words and terms, but it had a charm of its own when adapted to express new ideas in that masterly way characteristic of himself.
This reviewer concludes "Kim will endure because it is a beginning like all masterly ends.
Common combinations with masterly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: