masterstroke
masterstroke noun: an action which demonstrates great skill or artistry.
Noun
masterstroke (plural masterstrokes)
- An action which demonstrates great skill or artistry.
- The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. As it turned out, it was a masterstroke. The striker was full of running, played with a more direct...2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian
- Paddington dates to 1838, although much of today's main line station is from 1854. And it is, of course, a Brunellian masterstroke.2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 74
masterstroke meaning in Kannada
masterstroke in Kannada
- ಮಾಹಾಜಾತುರ್ಯ, ಚಾತುರ್ಯದ ಹೊಡೆತ
Forms of masterstroke
| plural | masterstrokes |
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Origin of masterstroke
From master + stroke.
Questions about masterstroke
- What does masterstroke mean?
- Masterstroke means an action which demonstrates great skill or artistry.
- What is masterstroke in Kannada?
- Masterstroke in Kannada is ಮಾಹಾಜಾತುರ್ಯ, ಚಾತುರ್ಯದ ಹೊಡೆತ. See Masterstroke meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is masterstroke?
- Masterstroke is a noun.
- What is the plural of masterstroke?
- The plural of masterstroke is masterstrokes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: masterstroke (page history and authors); masterstroke (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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