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handsomely

[ han-suhm-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a handsome manner; pleasingly; successfully.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of handsomely1

First recorded in 1540–50; handsome + -ly
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The lofty compensation plan — which swelled 4% from the previous year — maintains Zaslav’s standing as one of the most handsomely paid executives in America, ahead of his Hollywood counterparts.

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It was the world's hyper power firmly turning its back on the globalisation process it had championed, and from which it handsomely profited in recent decades.

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They allegedly "conducted computer intrusions" under the direction of Chinese ministries and on their own initiative, and were "paid handsomely for stolen data".

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It also fits the larger pattern of tech billionaires spitting venom at the middle-class workers who did the real labor in creating the products these capitalists profit so handsomely from.

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Previous owners loaded the company with debt, took out big dividends and paid executives handsomely.

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