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masterous

masterous adjective: masterly.

Adjective

masterous (comparative more masterous, superlative most masterous)

  1. (obsolete) masterly
    • illumine a period , to wreath an enthymema with masterous dexterity1642 April, An Apology against a Pamphlet Call’d A Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus, London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […], →OCLC

Forms of masterous

comparativemore masterous
superlativemost masterous

Origin of masterous

From master + -ous.

Questions about masterous

What does masterous mean?
Masterous means masterly.
What part of speech is masterous?
Masterous is an adjective.

Words near masterous in the dictionary

  1. masterminders
  2. mastermindful
  3. masterminding
  4. mastermindings
  5. masterminds
  6. masterous
  7. masterpiece
  8. masterpieces
  9. masterplan
  10. masterplanned
  11. masterplanning

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