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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Handsome
Subjects in this Topic:
(1):
(superl.) Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.
(2):
(superl.) Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(superl.) Ample; moderately large.
(5):
(superl.) Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.