adj. (handsomer, handsomest)
1. (of a person) good-looking.
2 (of a building etc.) imposing, attractive.
3 a generous, liberal (a handsome present; handsome treatment). b (of a price, fortune, etc., as assets gained) considerable.
Derivatives:
handsomeness n.
Etymology: ME, easily handled, f. HAND + -SOME(1)