almost handsome

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Indicates being close to handsome but not quite.

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Examples (10)

  • With his slightly crooked nose, he was almost handsome.
  • The protagonist was described as almost handsome, which made him more relatable.
  • In his youth, my grandfather was almost handsome, but a certain severity in his eyes kept him from it.
  • He's not classically good-looking, but he's almost handsome in his own unique way.
  • The portrait depicted a man who was almost handsome, with intelligent but weary eyes.
  • I looked in the mirror after a long night and thought, 'Well, I'm almost handsome today.'
  • He would be more than just almost handsome if he didn't have that perpetual frown.
  • The casting director wanted someone almost handsome, a face with character, not perfection.
  • Being almost handsome is perhaps more interesting than being perfectly so.
  • She found his face, which was almost handsome, more compelling than the model's.