masterly

1. (usually derogatory, obsolete) Like a master; arbitrary; domineering, imperious.Examples: "The godlie counſels of Salomon and Ieſus the ſonne of Sirach, for ſharpe kepinge in, and bridleinge of youth, are ment rather, for fatherlie correction, then maſterlie beating, rather for maners, than for learninge: for other places, than for ſcholes."; "Many times fear is a profitable and an active ſervant, if it do not dominere and grow maſterlie."; "Mrs. Muskrat had been somewhat timid about displaying these gold teeth. The fashion had not yet reached Green Meadows, but her husband had urged her to do it. "Nonsense, girle," he had said in his masterly manner, "I've got the money to buy the best gold teeth in the world, and why shouldn't you wear them?""Synonyms: despotic, overbearingderogatoryobsoleteusually