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handsome
adjective
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
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ˈhæn.səm
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adjective
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
“a fine-looking woman”
adjective
given or giving freely
“was a big tipper”
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a fine-looking woman
a good-looking man
better-looking than her sister
{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome'}
{'source': 'Lillian Hellman', 'text': 'our southern women are well-favored'}
was a big tipper
the bounteous goodness of God
bountiful compliments
a freehanded host
a handsome allowance
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