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handsomely
CIDE DICTIONARY
handsomely, adv.
- In a handsome manner. [1913 Webster]
- Carefully; in shipshape style. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
handsomely, adv.
1 generously, liberally.
2 finely, beautifully.
3 Naut. carefully.
1 generously, liberally.
2 finely, beautifully.
3 Naut. carefully.
THESAURUS
handsomely
attractively, beauteously, beautifully, becomingly, bigheartedly, bounteously, bountifully, chivalrously, comelily, elegantly, exquisitely, freehandedly, freeheartedly, freely, generously, graciously, greatheartedly, hospitably, knightly, largeheartedly, lavishly, liberally, magnanimously, nobly, openhandedly, openheartedly, prettily, profusely, ungrudgingly, unselfishly, unsparingly, unstintingly, with both hands, with open hands, without stintFor further exploring for "handsomely" in Webster Dictionary Online