adverb
1. : in a handsome manner
a handsomely bound book
a handsomely large donation to charity
2. nautical
a. : slowly and carefully
ease off a line handsomely
b. : in a shipshape manner
the yacht hove alongside handsomely
adverb
1. : in a handsome manner
a handsomely bound book
a handsomely large donation to charity
2. nautical
a. : slowly and carefully
ease off a line handsomely
b. : in a shipshape manner
the yacht hove alongside handsomely
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012