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masterful

adjetivo C1

En español: destrísimo, diestrísimo, señoril

  1. Of or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly. · The brushwork on the skin tones was masterful.
  2. In the manner of a master; very skillful. · The masterful conducting ensured the orchestra gave of their best.
  3. Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-à-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.
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In age he was rather younger than Douglas—forty-five at the most—a tall, straight, broad-chested fellow with a clean-shaved, prize-fighter face, thick, strong, black eyebrows, and a pair of masterful black eyes which might, even without the aid of his very capable hands, clear a way for him through a hostile crowd.
The Valley of Fear, p. 25 · C1
His masterful eyes travelled quickly with a questioning glance from face to face.
The Valley of Fear, p. 46 · C1
Heavily built and massive, there was a suggestion of uncouth physical inertia in the figure, but above this unwieldy frame there was perched a head so masterful in its brow, so alert in its steel-grey, deep-set eyes, so firm in its lips, and so subtle in its play of expression, that after the first glance one forgot the gross body and remembered only the dominant mind.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 7 · B2
The next instant he was his masterful, practical self once more.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 30 · B2

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