handsomely

English

Etymology

handsome +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæn(d).səm.li/

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• Hyphenation: hand‧some‧ly

Adverb

handsomely (comparative more handsomely, superlative most handsomely)

1. In a handsome or attractive manner.

   a handsomely brooding man

   dress handsomely

2. Generously (especially with regards money).

   I was handsomely rewarded for my part in tracking down the thief.

   • 2021 September 22, Guillem Balagué, “Barcelona: The toxic battle ripping apart a European giant”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Koeman gets paid handsomely (and more or less the same amount) if he does the job, if he gets fired or if his contract gets renewed.

3. Impressively, thoroughly; vigorously.
   • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 73:

     Still, he tucked in handsomely to bacon and tomato on fried bread, felicitating himself on the considered wisdom of his arrival in the character of guest to Bradly.

   • 1960 February, “The dieselised St. Pancras suburban service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95:

     The through Moorgate service has been most handsomely speeded up, and suburban trains in both directions now run non-stop between Kings Cross (Underground) and Elstree.

4. (nautical) Carefully; in shipshape style; without undue haste.