■ adjective ( ~r , ~st )
1》 (of a man) good-looking.
↘(of a woman) striking and imposing rather than conventionally pretty.
2》 (of a thing) well made, imposing, and of obvious quality.
3》 (of an amount) substantial.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from hand + -some 1 ; the original sense was 'easy to handle or use', hence 'apt, clever'.