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# masterly

adjective (no change)

«masterly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Masterly means done with great skill and cleverness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masterly/#m1)

### In the lessons

praise for a skilled player, singer or maker in a tale

### Examples

- Nowhere could pipes be found as fine as his, or played in so masterly a manner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masterly/#x1)
- Her masterly drawing won the prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masterly/#x2)
- The editor's masterly work pleased everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masterly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «masterly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masterly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«masterly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/masterly.html) on Mova free.