English → Latin
“masterly” in Latin
artificiōsusfull of skill, skilful, artful, ingenious; according to the rules of art; made with art; artificial, unnaturalartifexartist, actor; craftsman, master (of a craft); mastermind, schemersummatop, summit, highest point or place; the principal or main thing; sum, summary, total
The English word masterly itself goes back to Latin magister.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
masterly
artificiosus, artifex (with or by the hand of a master, of things and persons): praecipuae artis (poetical), summa or singulari arte, summo artificio factus, callidissimo artificio fabricatus, singulari opere artificioque or politissima arte perfectus (made with great art, of things): a masterly speech, oratio facta: a masterly delivery, oratio artis plena.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for masterly?
- The usual Latin words for “masterly” are artificiōsus, artifex, summa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.