Masterly vs Polished - What's the difference?
masterly | polished |
That has been executed in the manner of one who is a master; extremely competently.
Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
In a masterful manner; competently.
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
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As adjectives the difference between masterly and polished
is that masterly is that has been executed in the manner of one who is a master; extremely competently while polished is made smooth or shiny by polishing.As an adverb masterly
is in a masterful manner; competently.As a verb polished is
(polish).masterly
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Her years of experience enabled her to render a masterly performance .
Derived terms
*masterly inactivityAdverb
(en adverb)- When playing the violin his masterly bowing technique was a joy to hear .
polished
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away,
- She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had thought to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished , pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.