musicianly
- adjective
- /mjuˈzɪʃənli/
:
musical
- The musicianly skills he displayed at the concert impressed everyone in the audience.
Examples
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Be sure that whatever software you choose, it is compatible with your school's curriculum and that it places your students in legitimate musicianly roles.
Academic text (1992) -
For all her musicianly abstraction, she had inherited something of her mother's thin skin for people in distress.
Fiction book (1997) -
After an eloquent description of the lifelong challenges and pleasures of musicianly listening, and many practical suggestions for effective listening instruction, she ends with the advice she gives to her teachers-in-training as she sends them out into the world to cultivate music appreciation through listening.
Academic text (1997) -
Her musicianly taste in music allows her to appreciate a wide range of genres and styles.
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He approached the piece with musicianly finesse, highlighting each subtle nuance in the performance.
Synonyms
190
2.2
Being naturally talented at playing music
37
3.4
In a way that sounds like music
1
8.4
Showing very high skill in music or art
In a pleasant musical way that sounds clear and like singing
Antonyms
How Musical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word musicianly comes from musician ('a person who makes music') plus the ending -ly ('in the way of'), so it literally means 'in the way a musician would do something'. That's why musicianly describes acting with the skill, taste, and care you expect from a good musician.