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Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n.

Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense. Mark with what management their tribes divide Some stick to you, and some to t'other side. Dryden.

One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. A skillful manager of the rabble. South.

A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). Spelman.

being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. Manipulation is to the chemist like the external senses to the mind. Whewell.

A killer of men; a manslayer. [Obs.] Carew.

The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc

One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.

One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner. [R.]

intimation; a token; a trace. The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Gen. iv. 15.

One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well.

Skill of a marksman.

The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.

To conceal with masks; to disguise. "To masquerade vice." Killingbeck.

The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day.

One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art. Great masters of ridicule. Maccaulay. No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. Locke.

Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery. His masterful, pale face. Mrs. Browning.

The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.

Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy. "A wise and masterly inactivity." Sir J. Mackintosh.

Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement. The top and masterpiece of art. South. Dissimulation was his masterpiece. Claredon.