1In a powerful way that shows ability to control others.
she masterfully took over
Example sentencesExamples
Perhaps somebody is using them masterfully for his own purposes.
The falsity inherent in perception is one of numerous lessons taught by his masterfully manipulated interview with the former defense secretary.
Planters and wealthier yeomen could conceive of themselves as following in a line of ancestors who knew how to lightly and masterfully handle the reins of power.
The president masterfully manipulated the news so that skeptics would ultimately support his call to arms.
The tacticians on the right have again masterfully shaped the debate.
Governments typically muddle through rather than being masterfully on top of things.
A clever child can masterfully engage his or her peers in a game of "talking backward."
If Satan is masterfully deceptive, can't he just as easily masquerade as an angel of light?
She now pulls up her son masterfully and explains the reasons for the decision.
They masterfully inflamed the crowd's anger by suggesting that city officials were willfully withholding information about the shooting.
2In a very skilful manner.
a masterfully crafted novel
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Also included were the masterfully painted, cartoonish canvases that seem to address painfully mixed feelings about body image.
All lighting fixtures are masterfully handcrafted to the finest quality by the company's own skilled artisans.
She masterfully ties insights on love and loss to the harrowing fear as she is flipped out of a raft in one of the Grand Canyon's deadliest rapids.
The script is masterfully constructed with no waste whatsoever, with every word, every image contributing to the overall effect.
Her performance straddles the line masterfully, allowing us to see the character either way.
While cameras rolled, the celebrity hair colorist masterfully painted light baby-blonde highlights onto Jessica's honey blonde base strands.
He masterfully employs sound effects to heighten the horror, and the humor.
The exposition featured their beautifully designed and masterfully crafted harps.
Whether made according to his "old" or "new" mode, his clothing is always masterfully designed and impeccably constructed.
His admirers considered it a masterfully written work, while religious critics branded it as dangerous to religion.
Definition of masterfully in US English:
masterfully
adverbˈmastərfəlēˈmæstərfəli
1In a powerful way that shows ability to control others.
she masterfully took over
Example sentencesExamples
Perhaps somebody is using them masterfully for his own purposes.
The falsity inherent in perception is one of numerous lessons taught by his masterfully manipulated interview with the former defense secretary.
A clever child can masterfully engage his or her peers in a game of "talking backward."
The president masterfully manipulated the news so that skeptics would ultimately support his call to arms.
She now pulls up her son masterfully and explains the reasons for the decision.
They masterfully inflamed the crowd's anger by suggesting that city officials were willfully withholding information about the shooting.
The tacticians on the right have again masterfully shaped the debate.
Planters and wealthier yeomen could conceive of themselves as following in a line of ancestors who knew how to lightly and masterfully handle the reins of power.
Governments typically muddle through rather than being masterfully on top of things.
If Satan is masterfully deceptive, can't he just as easily masquerade as an angel of light?
2In a very skillful manner.
a masterfully crafted novel
Example sentencesExamples
Her performance straddles the line masterfully, allowing us to see the character either way.
Also included were the masterfully painted, cartoonish canvases that seem to address painfully mixed feelings about body image.
All lighting fixtures are masterfully handcrafted to the finest quality by the company's own skilled artisans.
His admirers considered it a masterfully written work, while religious critics branded it as dangerous to religion.
The exposition featured their beautifully designed and masterfully crafted harps.
She masterfully ties insights on love and loss to the harrowing fear as she is flipped out of a raft in one of the Grand Canyon's deadliest rapids.
While cameras rolled, the celebrity hair colorist masterfully painted light baby-blonde highlights onto Jessica's honey blonde base strands.
He masterfully employs sound effects to heighten the horror, and the humor.
The script is masterfully constructed with no waste whatsoever, with every word, every image contributing to the overall effect.
Whether made according to his "old" or "new" mode, his clothing is always masterfully designed and impeccably constructed.