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handsy
English
Etymology
hands +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hændzi/
Adjective
handsy (comparative handsier, superlative handsiest)
- (informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially inappropriately.
- 2008, Lisa Plumley, Home for the Holidays, Zebra Books (2008), ?ISBN, page 96:
- "Listen up." Nate nodded at Angela's root beer. "That's what you should drink on your date with Patrick the Prick. So you'll be alert if he gets all handsy with you."
- "He won't get handsy. We're just having coffee.
- 2008, Phoebe Reilly, "Thick As Thieves", Spin, September 2008:
- A more pressing struggle is the one Crystal Castles have to contend with each night: feral fanboys who use Glass' aggressiveness as an excuse to get handsy. "They usually get a mic stand to the head," says Glass, with a shrug [...]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:handsy.
- 2008, Lisa Plumley, Home for the Holidays, Zebra Books (2008), ?ISBN, page 96:
- (golf) Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing.
- 1991, Jaime Diaz, "Pavin Is Making a Strong Bid to Join Game's Elite", The New York Times, 26 May 1991:
- At a wiry 5 feet 9 inches and 140 pounds, with a handsy, almost ungainly swing, Pavin lacked the power and solid technique that have been the foundation of success for most of the game's elite players.
- 1991, Jaime Diaz, "Pavin Is Making a Strong Bid to Join Game's Elite", The New York Times, 26 May 1991:
Synonyms
- (prone to touching others): groping, tactile, touchy-feely
Translations
Anagrams
- shandy
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handsome
English
Etymology
From Middle English handsum, hondsom, equivalent to hand +? -some. Compare Dutch handzaam, German Low German handsaam. The original sense was ‘easy to handle or use’, hence ‘suitable’ and ‘apt, clever’ (mid 16th century), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hæn.s?m/ or occasionally /?hænd.s?m/~/?hænt.s?m/
- Hyphenation: hand?some
- Homophone: Hansom
Adjective
handsome (comparative more handsome or handsomer, superlative most handsome or handsomest)
- (of people, things, etc) Having a good appearance; good-looking.
- 1916, On H.R. 4683, site for post-office building at Chicago, Ill, page 117:
- On the opposite side of the street, on the corner, is the city hall, a very handsome building of brick and stone.
- 2006, Richard Leviton, The Gods in Their Cities, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 44:
- Often, human mortals describe their visits to the Tuatha's [places] in similar terms: they were great bright places, occupied by exceedingly handsome men and women, that sported wonderful crystal chairs, inexhaustible supplies of mead or ale ...
- (of a man or boy) Visually attractive; pleasant looking, good-looking.
- (of a woman) beautiful, or (especially in later usage) striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned.
- 1662, Samuel Pepys, diary
- I saw, I confess, some good dancing and some handsome women, which was all my pleasure.
- 1662, Samuel Pepys, diary
- 1916, On H.R. 4683, site for post-office building at Chicago, Ill, page 117:
- Good, appealing, appropriate.
- (of weather) Fine, clear and bright.
- 1808, John Pinkerton, A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World, page 513:
- Sunday, the sixth, we heaved up our sheet-anchor again, the day beginning with little wind, and continued handsome weather till eight at night, when the wind came to S. S. W. and it fell a snowing.
- 1911, Farm Chemicals, page 60:
- The story goes that James Whitcomb Riley, the poet, on a beautiful spring day, in making his way from his home to his office, was accosted by numerous friends on the way who were exclaiming most extravagantly on the beauty of the day. It was "Good morning, Mr. Riley, a fine day;" "Good morning, Mr. Riley, […] a handsome day;" […] .
- 1808, John Pinkerton, A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World, page 513:
- Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 2
- For a few days, every morning visit in Highbury included some mention of the handsome letter Mrs. Weston had received. “I suppose you have heard of the handsome letter Mr. Frank Churchill has written to Mrs. Weston? I understand it was a very handsome letter, indeed. Mr. Woodhouse told me of it. Mr. Woodhouse saw the letter, and he says he never saw such a handsome letter in his life.”
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 2
- (of weather) Fine, clear and bright.
- Generous or noble in character.
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 11:
- I'm a plain man, Mr. Feverel. Above board with me, and you'll find me handsome.
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 11:
- Ample; moderately large.
- Synonyms: hefty, substantial
- (obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful.
Usage notes
The sense of good looking was originally equally applicable to both sexes, but is now used mostly of men. In current usage, when applied to a woman it may connote a non-traditional or masculine form of beauty, as opposed to more neutral alternatives such as beautiful or attractive.
Derived terms
- do the handsome thing
Translations
Verb
handsome (third-person singular simple present handsomes, present participle handsoming, simple past and past participle handsomed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To render handsome.
References
Anagrams
- mashed on
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