handsomely

pronunciation

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  • Adverb:
    in an attractively handsome manner
    in a generously handsome manner

Word Origin

handsomely (adv.)
1540s, "conveniently," from handsome + -ly (2). Meaning "attractively" is from 1610s; "liberally, generously" from 1735.

Example

1. The two partners had made out handsomely buying tommy hilfiger in 1989 and taking it public in 1992 .
2. Consultants get paid handsomely to help companies arrive at the right price .
3. Mr obama did not just win the electoral college handsomely ; he has the full backing of a democratic congress and the overwhelming support , if national polls are to be believed , of most of the rest of the world .

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