Lore EA handsome
circa 1400, handsom "easy to handle, ready at hand"
OED also lists the following definitions for handsome:
(from 1528 on, not obsolete)
of conduct, etc.:
conforming to what is expected or approved; seemly
(from 1638 on, not obsolete) ironic
of a punishment, reproof, etc. (esp. a beating):
severe, unsparing; ‘fine’
| ~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
| ⚜ | classic definition |
| ☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |
