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masterful

 adjective
     
mas‧ter‧ful
1 controlling people or situations in a skilful and confident way:
Klein handled the situation in a masterful way.
2 done with great skill and understanding [= masterly]:
a masterful analysis of the text
—masterfully adverb:
Jack strode masterfully into the room.
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