Handsome

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·superl Ample; moderately large.

II. Handsome ·superl Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.

III. Handsome ·superl Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient;

— applied to things as persons.

IV. Handsome ·superl Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, ·etc.

V. Handsome ·superl Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely;

— expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.

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