wizardly
adjective
wiz·ard·ly
ˈwi-zərd-lē 
1
: having characteristics of a wizard
2
: marvelous in construction or operation
… uses wizardly circuitry to distort images …—
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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
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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
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“Wizardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wizardly. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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