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What is the adjective for handsomer?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb handsome which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

handsome
  1. (obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful.
  2. (of a man) Visually attractive; pleasant looking.
  3. (of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.
  4. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate.
  5. Generous or noble in character.
  6. Ample; moderately large.
  7. Having a good appearance.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. attractive, gorgeous, fine, stunning, personable, comely, dishy, knockout, striking, cute, fanciable, good-looking, hot, sightly, aesthetic, beauteous, beautiful, fetching, fit, hunky, likely, ravishing, suave, dapper, elegant, fair, lovely, lovesome, pretty, seemly, spunky, taking, virile, athletic, bonnie, bonny, clean-cut, drop-dead, esthetic, fashionable, impressive, noble, pulchritudinous, robust, sharp, smart, smooth, spruce, strong, stylish … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “He had always been a rather handsome man who was popular with the ladies.”
      “Arthur Morgan and his gang hoped to gain access to handsome sums of money by robbing local banks.”
      “The handsome woman has been filmed speaking with all the theatrical dignity of a stage star.”
handsomer
  1. comparative form of handsome: more handsome
  2. Examples:
      3. “The cement-plaster exterior is handsomer and warmer than wood, and on expanded metal lath it is durable.”
      “She made a half step toward the handsomer and weaker man, and a half turn toward the homelier and stronger.”
      “Mrs. Jim Jones had a mirror which she had earned by selling calkin's soap, which Sylvia considered much handsomer.”
handsomest
  1. superlative form of handsome: most handsome
  2. Examples:
      3. “Beside you, even the handsomest hambone will look like a hobo.”
      “The rallying together in the fight against HIV infection has yielded one of the handsomest examples of national and international solidarity.”
      “The kudu, one of the handsomest of the antelopes, is a remarkable animal in several ways.”
handsomed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of handsome
handsoming
  1. present participle of handsome
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