wizardly

adjective

wiz·​ard·​ly ˈwi-zərd-lē How to pronounce wizardly (audio)
1
: having characteristics of a wizard
2
: marvelous in construction or operation
uses wizardly circuitry to distort imagesTime

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To Mathias’ rescue, again and again, is his down-to-earth yet wizardly agent, Max (frequent Desplechin collaborator Hippolyte Girardot, in ace form). Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 He’s got his wizardly role down to a science, wailing each of his biting one-liners with crisp economy. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025 While his work was truly genius, much of his wizardly reputation was of his own making. Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022 Blue Man had by then been performing its wildly popular comedy of paint splatter and wizardly percussion for several years in an off-Broadway theater in Lower Manhattan, and the gags felt to me a bit, well, aged. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for wizardly

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wizardly was in 1588

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“Wizardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wizardly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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