a. | 1. | Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary. |
2. | Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery. |
Adj. | 1. | masterful - having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" |
2. | masterful - able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand" Synonyms: imperious |