Looksome

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by (good) looks; good-looking informal

    "Lo and behold, at seven forty, another strapping male was emancipated, about as easily as pouring water out of a boot. A looksome young man, this restless lad, the biggest of the bunch, with two black ears and a left eye patch, and a smudge of tan at the corner of his mouth that looked suspiciously like a tobacco stain."

Example

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"Lo and behold, at seven forty, another strapping male was emancipated, about as easily as pouring water out of a boot. A looksome young man, this restless lad, the biggest of the bunch, with two black ears and a left eye patch, and a smudge of tan at the corner of his mouth that looked suspiciously like a tobacco stain."

Etymology

From look + -some.

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