masterous

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English

Etymology

From master +‎ -ous.

Adjective

masterous (comparative more masterous, superlative most masterous)

  1. (obsolete) masterly
    • 1642 April, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, , Amsterdam , 1698, →OCLC:
      illumine a period , to wreath an enthymema with masterous dexterity

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