virtuosic

adjective

vir·​tu·​o·​sic ˌvər-chü-ˈä-sik  -ˈō- 

-zik

: being, relating to, or characteristic of a virtuoso

virtuosic violin playing

Generally speaking, the banjo and jazz parted ways many decades back, but virtuosic banjoist Bela Fleck is almost single-handedly lobbying for reconciliation.

—Gina Arnold

Yet it was from his craftsman father that he learned everything that there was to know about brick, and his use of that humble but infinitely versatile material was virtuosic.

—Martin Filler

virtuosically

ˌvər-chü-ˈä-si-k(ə-)lē 

-ˈō-

-zi-

adverb

Later on, the voice became more assured, but it always remained no more than an impressive voice, expertly and virtuosically executing its assigned role.

—Edward Rothstein

… a wonderful character dancer from the '70s, when American Ballet Theatre treasured comics, grumps, and eccentrics who could also dance virtuosically.

—Marcia B. Siegel

Examples of virtuosic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For all that, the performances were nonetheless on the stiff side, the famously virtuosic orchestra effortfully coming to terms with the unfamiliar. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

However benign or malicious — whatever its life or death, possible eternal salvation or never-ending damnation — this spirit seizes your attention from the get-go because everything in this twisty, technically virtuosic, surprisingly moving chiller is shot from its point of view. —Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025

For much of its second act, the movie plays like a tug-of-war between the virtuosic dynamism of Lapid’s filmmaking and the sobering reality of the humanitarian crisis at hand. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 May 2025

Boy and Girl represent all the characters in Schoenberg’s life with many a virtuosic costume change. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

virtuoso + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for virtuosic

• cossack