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masterstroke Definition

master·stroke (-strōk′)

noun

a masterly action, move, or achievement
masterstroke Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pull: Then " Slade " pull the masterstroke of the night.
  • prove: Provided the price is right, this could prove a masterstroke.

Adjective modifier

  • tactical: Like I said, bringing him on was a tactical masterstroke.
  • real: Yet the real masterstroke is to restore the chorus to its original musical function.
  • absolute: But bringing in John Barrowman as the libidinous Captain Jack Harkness has been an absolute masterstroke.
  • great: He then introduced one of the greatest masterstrokes in the whole of mathematics.