Sekirov Dictionary

handsome

/ˈhæn.səm/

adjective 9
verb 1
forms 7

adjective9

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(of a man or a boy) good to look at
- That is one handsome tree you've got there.
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Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
- I was struck dumb. Here was the most handsome man I’d ever seen in my life coming out of the surf.
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Ample; moderately large.
- He […] accumulated a handsome sum of money. — 1779
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Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
- She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.
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Generous or noble in character.
- I'm a plain man, Mr. Feverel. Above board with me, and you'll find me handsome. — 1859
Good, appealing, appropriate.
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Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
- Easiness and handsome address in writing. — 1713
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(figurative) Of weather, fine, clear and bright.
- Sunday, the sixth, we heaved up our sheet-anchor again, the day beginning with little wind, and continued handsome weather till eight at night, when the wind came to S. S. W. and it fell a snowing. — 1808
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(no longer used) Of people and things: dexterous; skillful.
- That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about. — 1551

verb1

(no longer used) To render handsome.

forms

handsomed · handsoming · handsomes · handsomer · more handsome · handsomest · most handsome

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