masterous

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 [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC:

     illumine a period , to wreath an enthymema with masterous dexterity

References

• “masterous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.