Masterfully

//ˈmɑːstəf(ʊ)li// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a masterful manner; in an extremely confident and competent manner.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master wordnet

Synonyms

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ablyadeptlyadroitlyagilelyaptlyarbitrarily

Example

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"Anish Giri (2776) won yesterday (24.04.2021) to the American Fabiano Caruana (2820) in an extraordinary match for the Candidate's Tournament, which will appoint the next challenger of the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The Dutchman led the black pieces masterfully in a Sicilian Defense."

Etymology

From Middle English maysterfully, maisterfullich, equivalent to masterful + -ly.

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