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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for masterful:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

masterful
    adj 1: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a
           consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful
           speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance
           of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn:
           consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Masterful \Mas"ter*ful\, a.
   1. Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious;
      arbitrary. --Dryden.
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   2. Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or
      expressing power or mastery.
      [1913 Webster]

            His masterful, pale face.             --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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