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Handsomely


HAND'SOMELY, adverb Dexterously; cleverly; with skill.

1. Gracefully; with propriety and ease.

2. Neatly; with due symmetry or proportions; as, a thing is handsomely made or finished.

3. With a degree of beauty; as a room handsomely furnished or ornamented.

4. Amply; generously; liberally.

She is handsomely endowed.