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masterfully

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