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handsomely

/ˈhænsəmli/HAN-suhm-lee
/ˈhænsəmli/HAN-suhm-lee

Meaningin a handsome way

Common meaning: generously

Other meanings: well

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhand‘hand’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhandsum‘handy’source
  3. Englishhandsome‘good-looking’
  4. Englishformed in English from handsomehandsomely‘generously’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from handsome + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HANDSOME, p.253 · scan

Source words

  • hand Old English · source word “hand”

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