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masterful (iou) and pharyngeal fistula (medicine)


masterful (iou)



masterful adjective. LME.
[from MASTER noun1 & adjective + -FUL.]
Given to acting the part of master; accustomed to insist on having one's own way; imperious, overbearing; (of an action) high-handed, despotic, arbitrary. LME.
Hugh Walpole Mrs. Moy-Thompson..had long ago been crushed into a miserable negligibility by her masterful husband. P. Gay Freud knew what he wanted, and his masterful impetuosity carried her with him.
b. Law (chiefly Scot.). Of (the action of) a robber etc.: using violence or threats. LME-E19.
c. Of natural agency: violent, overwhelming. E16-M17.
Having the capacities of a master; commanding; powerful and vigorous in rule; (in weakened sense) self-confident, assured, assertive. Also, indicative of authority, command, or confidence. LME.
J. Hutchinson This masterful disregard of logical thought. V. Sackville-West He was..growing more..masterful, and arranged his life as it pleased him. Dennis Potter Her change of tone allowed him to play the smoothly masterful role which pleased him most.
Characterized by the skill that constitutes a master; masterly. Freq. with some admixture of sense 2. E17.
Aviation Week The Arabs did a masterful job of concealing their true intentions.
masterfully adverb LME.
masterfulness noun L16.

pharyngeal fistula (medicine)


pharyngeal fistula


A form of fistula colli congenita.