handsome: 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. øøhandsomeness n. [ME, = easily handled, f. HAND + -SOME(1)]
