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Meanings of better-looking in English
Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.
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Examples for "handsome"
Examples for "handsome"
1
And Wyatt is handsome,' Bonvisi says, 'in the English style, of course.
2
Photograph: HBO He is handsome, of course, though in a low-key way.
3
Father was dressed in his new Italian suit and looked extremely handsome.
4
It wasn't long until a new tenant for the handsome house appeared.
5
Now you just make some handsome sons and vote the right way.
1
Have a good-looking photo which presents you in the best possible light.
2
He's a good-looking guy, he's young and the country needs young people.
3
He was courteous in manners, and in general appearance, genteel and good-looking.
4
He was interesting and fun and good and decent, and extremely good-looking.
5
Probably not the good-looking ones, just the ones you avoid at parties.
1
About three months ago a fine-looking woman came in to see me.
2
It was a wide, fine-looking street, on the outskirts of the town.
3
The fine-looking window and balcony are modern additions to this ancient building.
4
She chatted with the two fine-looking young midshipmen for a few moments.
5
This fine-looking fellow was introduced, accompanied by five of his principal advisers.
1
He was a well-favored youth with an unlovely manner, haughty and cocksure.
2
He is a somewhat fleshy, well-favored person, and withal of prepossessing manners.
3
Hence she is called the well-favored harlot, the lady of kingdoms.
4
Gregory Kinnaird was well-favored physically, and bore the stamp of a military training.
5
Never have I seen so well-favored a slave as thou art.
1
She should be modestly well-favoured, as becomes her childish stage of development.
2
One of the men was tall and ill-favoured, the other, short and well-favoured.
3
He was reckoned well-favoured, but I cannot say that I found him so.
4
Nor was it to be wondered at, for they were a well-favoured pair.
5
His mother a well-favoured old little woman, and a good woman, I believe.
Usage of better-looking in English
1
Bobby Kennedy was infinitely better-looking than the President, but without his power.
2
Wood is much better-looking than Slappy, Kris said, mirroring her twin's sneer.
3
Every other snapshot printer we've tested created better-looking photos than this model.
4
They were also a lot richer, taller, skinnier, and better-looking than average.
5
The girl with him tonight was older than Penny Draeger; better-looking, too.
6
I only wanted to see if I was better-looking than last time.
7
To the others she was only gayer than usual, more sparkling, better-looking.
8
These two were some of the better-looking guys in our analysts' class.
9
I am old, to be sure, but I am better-looking than that.
10
Mother, I believe it's better-looking than the one I got at Bremer's.
11
But I have no right to resent it.-Isshe better-looking than I?
12
He is better-looking than Frank, but I don't like him as well.
13
Among current Android tablets, the Prime offers one of the better-looking displays available.
14
And at this price, the newer, better-looking, and better-sounding Echo Dot is free.
15
They were friendlier, better-looking and far more charismatic than Max was.
16
Tom Goodhugh was better-looking than you, even when you were children.
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