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 …

—Time

Examples of wizardly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yasuhisa Toyota, Gehry’s wizardly acoustical collaborator, is looking after the sonics; Craig Webb, the partner at Gehry’s firm who specializes in concert halls, is overseeing the design. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1