handsomely
/ˈhæn(t)səmli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Regarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner.
adv
In a manner conforming to accepted standards of behaviour; appropriately, decently, graciously; also (more strongly), generously, magnanimously.
adv
With an attractive or elegant appearance; attractively, finely, splendidly.
adv
Regarding an undesirable occurrence (such as defeat or punishment): harshly, severely; (by extension) completely, thoroughly; also, energetically, vigorously.
adv
Especially regarding how a gift is given or money is paid: without holding back; generously, liberally.
Example Sentences
- "a handsomely brooding man"
- "I was handsomely praised for my part in stopping the robber."
- "She can lulle a childe as hãſomly [hansomly] a ſlepe as it were a woman of thirty yere olde: […]"
- "[E]uerie morning after they are ryſen, they folde vp their ſheetes hanſomlie, laying them in the middeſt of the Bed, ⁊ ſo rowle it vp to one ende, couering it with the Quilt, that is their Couerlet all the night time."
- "[H]e took Diſpondencie’s Daughter, named Much-afraid, by the Hand, and to dancing they vvent in the Road. […] [T]he Girl vvas to be commended, for ſhe anſvvered the Muſick hanſomely."
- "[…] I compoſed a Treatiſe on Education; the firſt Rudiments of vvhich, as I taught, vvere to inſtruct a Child in the Science of coming handſomely into a Room."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæn(t)səmli/
- British English: /ˈhæn(t)s(ə)mli/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more handsomely (comparative)
most handsomely (superlative)
Synonyms
absolutely
all-out
tout à fait
all the way
stone-cold
blind
altogether
stark
cold
at large
at length
cap-a-pie