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better-looking

better-looking \better-looking\ adj. more pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion. better-looking than her sister

Syn: fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured.

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better-looking

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better-looking

adj. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured]

Usage examples of "better-looking".

Quite apart from his pedigree, which resounded with Classic winners, one couldn't, I thought, even imagine a better-looking animal: all of which meant that the bidding at the sale on Wednesday would rise faster than Bananas Frisby.

Faraday would have to drop the expressions of devoutness if she was to hold the interest of one of the better-looking courtiers.

All in all he was a better-looking man than before, though he was still not likely to win one of the male beauty contests that were held secretly in some parts of Italy.

Lewis is better-looking, smarter and wittier than I am, so I don't miss him often.