Read full poem →Trick. Yes, that you do pretty handsomely — but of all
my numerous gallants, I am most troubled with Headlong,
Dictionary Entry
In a handsome or attractive manner.
In a Sentence
“a handsomely brooding man”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. handsomelybound handsomelyprinted handsomelyfurnished handsomelydressed handsomelyrewarded handsomelyhandsomely offhandsomely paid
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Poetry examples for “handsomely”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The tiny group of handsomely-clothed Senegalese were
politely proud of the bar, and all the blue overall boys
Read full poem →She’ll gie ye a beck, and bid ye light,
And handsomely address ye.
Read full poem →He was aware that this sort of thing had occurred before.
The dogs were handsomely provided for,
But shortly afterwards the parrot died too.
Read full poem →"The edition is all that could be wished in every respect.
Beautifully printed oti the Que'i^t paper, plainly but handsomely
botind, the volumes will enrich any ishelf that may reeeive
Read full poem →_In Two Volumes, handsomely bound in cloth gilt, each containing eight
different books, with their Coloured Pictures, and numerous Outline