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Meaning of overmasterful | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
/ˈəʊvəˈmæstɚfəl/

Definitions

Overly masterful; having excessive mastery.

rare

Examples

“The simple truth is that in the dreadful muddle of the French military interests, the German strategy was daringly overmasterful.”
“It was evident that his astonishment was great. He was a portly man, and tall, about forty years old, and, after his fashion, handsome. He had well-formed features and a mobile smile; but his face was masterful — overmasterful, some thought; and his eyes were hard, when a sly look did not soften, without much improving, their expression.”
“This is a reason why he may seem sometimes intolerant or overmasterful.”
“The cold, frosty fact, seemingly not imderstood by most men, is that erratic, excitable or overmasterful women are suffering from some defect of organism, and that the women to whom the woman's programme doesn't appeal, simply have not the blood and nerve to enjoy it.”
“And when the bricks cease to satisfy his creative instincts — wood, hammer and nails; clay, pencil, brush and paper, are given, is good; we try to satisfy him; and both desire and capacity grow through use. But the lad is overmasterful.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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