masterly
/ˈmæstəli/MA-stur-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈmæstɚli/MA-stur-lee
Meaninglike a master
Common meaning: showing great skill
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- masta master, chief, teacherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1097 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinmagister‘a master, chief, teacher’
- Frenchmaistre
- Middle Englishmaistersource
- Englishmaster‘one in control’
- Englishformed in English from mastermasterly‘showing great skill’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from master + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MASTER, p.357 · scan
Roots
- magister Latin “a master, chief, teacher”
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