1. (superl.) Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
2. (superl.) Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
3. (superl.) Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.
4. (superl.) Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
5. (superl.) Ample; moderately large.
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