handsomely
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4.6
- adverb
- /ˈhændsəmli/
:
generosamente
- If you do exactly as instructed, you will be handsomely rewarded, and the musketeers released.
- paid handsomely
- profited handsomely
They're being paid handsomely and that's capitalism.
- They're being paid handsomely and that's capitalism.
- I would pay handsomely to have this confidence of a white man.
- Unprecedented figures for the NHL, the world of business and entertainment, reward top producers handsomely.
- And even though we're seeing earnings projections for this next quarter coming up here get revised down, we think we're going to beat those handsomely.
- That scale is going to get rewarded handsomely in the future, but you just don't have as much certainty in that process or that scale coming just yet.
Examples
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And I was paid handsomely for it.
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But most programs pay off handsomely, and a few offer blockbuster returns.
Academic text (2005) -
These people that I pay so handsomely for their service...
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This is a prime location and we are willing to pay handsomely for it.
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You can spend your day writing, and you can get paid handsomely for doing it.
Academic text (2009) -
I was sure a lot of people would pay handsomely for the fun we were having.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'll pay handsomely for good value.
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You will be rewarded handsomely.
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Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely from this seismic shift in the global economy.
Blog text (10) -
The artist was handsomely rewarded for his contributions to the charity auction.
Synonyms
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
15
4.6
In a very impressive and beautiful way
14
3.8
In a way that makes people feel respect
12
3.9
In a very beautiful or impressive way
11
5.6
In a very rich and generous way using a lot of money
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4.6
In a very impressive way
6
4.6
In a way that looks large and important
1
7.3
In a rich and expensive way to impress people
Antonyms
How Generous
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5.6
129
4.9
19
4.6
49
2.0
20
2.7
28
3.1
- US
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handsomely has another meaning from the same root handsome, which came to mean 'large' or 'generous'. A helpful way to remember this is that a 'handsome' reward is a big one, so to pay someone handsomely is to give them a lot or to reward them in a generous way.