Masterly vs Professional - What's the difference?
masterly | professional | Related terms |
That has been executed in the manner of one who is a master; extremely competently.
Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
In a masterful manner; competently.
A person who belongs to a profession
A person who earns his living from a specified activity
An expert.
* 1934 , edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 97:
Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
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*:His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;.
That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.
(lb) Expert.
As adjectives the difference between masterly and professional
is that masterly is that has been executed in the manner of one who is a master; extremely competently while professional is of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.As an adverb masterly
is in a masterful manner; competently.As a noun professional is
a person who belongs to a profession.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 .
professional
English
Noun
(wikipedia professional) (en noun)- I have learned that there is a person attached to a golf club called a professional'. Find out who fills that post at the Green Meadow Club; invite the ' professional , urgently, to dine with us this evening.