masterly

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Writing about the U.N. deliberations on Iraq, Will gushed over Secretary of State Colin Powell’s supposedly sober, masterly and “unhistrionic” presentation.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Netherlandish painting is renowned, in part, for its masterly representation of fine fabrics, ornate glass and other sumptuous materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Doig, who received a midcareer retrospective at Tate Britain in 2018, is a figurative painter with a masterly flair for color and light.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2024

Her performance was a delight, with a veneer of snobbery from which would emerge the masterly put down, particularly in the case of Mr Novello's failed movie.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

But the way he said nothing was masterly.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell