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masterly
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??st?li/, /?mæ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mæst?li/
- Hyphenation: mas?ter?ly
Etymology 1
From Middle English maisterli, from maister (“leader, ruler; high official; official in charge of a place; person in control; employer; owner; schoolmaster, teacher; scholar, sage; holder of a master's degree; religious teacher; master craftsman; expert; magician; social superior; husband; lover; Jesus Christ; a god; male stud animal”) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). Maister is derived from Old English mæ?ester (“master”) and Old French maistre (“master”) (modern French maître), both from Latin magister (“teacher; master”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mé?h?s (“big, great”). The English word is analysable as master +? -ly.
Adjective
masterly (comparative more masterly, superlative most masterly)
- Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful.
- Synonyms: maestrolike, masterlike, (obsolete) masterous; see also Thesaurus:skilled
- (usually derogatory, obsolete) Like a master; arbitrary; domineering, imperious.
- Synonyms: despotic, overbearing
Alternative forms
- masterlie (obsolete)
Derived terms
- masterliness
- masterly inactivity
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English maisterli (“artistically; skilfully; in the manner of a conqueror or master; overconfidently”), from maister (see etymology 1) + -li (suffix forming adverbs); analysable as master +? -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
Adverb
masterly (comparative more masterly, superlative most masterly)
- (archaic) In a masterful manner; competently, masterfully.
- Synonyms: expertly, skilfully
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efficacious
English
Etymology
From Old French efficacieux, from Latin effic?x (“efficacious”) +? -ous, from efficere (“to effect, to accomplish”); see effect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f.?.?ke?.??s/
- Rhymes: -e???s
Adjective
efficacious (comparative more efficacious, superlative most efficacious)
- (formal) Effective; possessing efficacy. [from 1520s]
- Synonym: effective
- Antonym: inefficacious
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Further reading
- efficacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- efficacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “efficacious”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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