Definition of Masterstroke

1. Noun. An achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery.

Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Achievement

Definition of Masterstroke

1. Noun. An action which demonstrated great skill or artistry ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Masterstroke

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Masterstroke

masterminding
masterminds
masterous
masterpiece
masterpieces
masterplan
masterplans
masterpoint
masterpoints
masters-at-arms
masters of ceremonies
mastership
masterships
mastersinger
mastersingers
masterstroke (current term)
masterstrokes
mastertone
mastertones
masterwork
masterworks
masterwort
masterworts
mastery
mastery motive
mastful
masthead
mastheaded
mastheading
mastheads

Literary usage of Masterstroke

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Campaign of Trafalgar by Julian Stafford Corbett (1919)
"CHAPTER XVII THE masterstroke IT was on August 10th that Villeneuve intended to begin his final movement from Coruna. " I am sailing," he wrote to Decr^s on ..."

2. A Little Revolution: A Politico-social Romance by John Hutton Balfour Browne (1908)
"... XXV THE PRIME MINISTER'S masterstroke IT is quite a relief to turn from these byways of history to more public matters which were at that time occupying ..."

3. The Metropolitan (1833)
"to his widow and country business at his death, and by one masterstroke, ... Barnaby cocked his nose, and eagerly demanded by what masterstroke he had ..."

4. Kansas Shorthorns: A History of the Breed in the State from 1857 to 1920 by G. A. Laude (1921)
"Two of the bulls used in this herd were Hardy Knight and masterstroke. Hardy Knight was by Gallant Knight out of a dam by Lord Mayor, second dam by imp. ..."

5. Thesaurus of English Words: So Classified and Arranged as to Facilitate the by Peter Mark Roget, Barnas Sears (1854)
"Coup d'etat, F. A sudden deviation from constitutional order, a masterstroke in politics. Covp rf'ffi/, F. A fiance of the eye, a hasty view. ..."

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