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masteringly

masteringly adverb: compellingly.

Adverb

masteringly (comparative more masteringly, superlative most masteringly)

  1. compellingly
    • She would not let him elude her; and her stained cheeks and her trembling on his arm pleaded most pressingly and masteringly.1875, George Meredith, Beauchamp's Career

Forms of masteringly

comparativemore masteringly
superlativemost masteringly

Origin of masteringly

From mastering + -ly.

Questions about masteringly

What does masteringly mean?
Masteringly means compellingly.
What part of speech is masteringly?
Masteringly is an adverb.

Words near masteringly in the dictionary

  1. mastergroups
  2. masterhood
  3. masterie
  4. masteries
  5. mastering
  6. masteringly
  7. masterings
  8. masterji
  9. masterjis
  10. masterless
  11. masterlessness

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