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

Duvall is a big reason why: All the film’s insights into the slipperiness of identity are there in her casually virtuosic, veritable dual performance, in which a funny flibbertigibbet loses hold of herself as the world around seems to splinter into something frighteningly new. —A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 July 2024

Well to begin with, Signal started 10 years ago as this virtuosic hacker project that was pushing against a dominant paradigm that was almost universally celebrated by everyone at the time. —Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024

Tackling the opera’s challenges with palpable gladness, Costanzo sings the servant Figaro, his betrothed Susanna, and a whole palace worth of erotic schemers, as virtuosic lip-synching performers act out the scenes. —The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024

The infectious fun begins with a virtuosic but strangely casual 37-minute long-take that messes with your expectations from start to finish, as an actor on the set of a horror movie confuses a real zombie for a member of the cast. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

virtuoso + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above