adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɑːstəf(ʊ)li/
Canada, US:/ˈmæstɚf(ʊ)li/
CMU ARPABET:M AE1 S T ER0 F AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a masterful manner; in an extremely confident and competent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English maysterfully, maisterfullich, equivalent to masterful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Esperanto:
majstre
— in a masterful manner
Finnish:
mestarillisesti
— in a masterful manner
Hungarian:
mesterien
— in a masterful manner
Polish:
mistrzowsko
— in a masterful manner
Polish:
po mistrzowsku
— in a masterful manner
Russian:
мастерски́
(masterskí)
— in a masterful manner
Russian:
ма́стерски
(másterski)
— in a masterful manner