Devastating vs. Handsome — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Devastating and Handsome
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Definitions
Devastating
To lay waste; destroy.
Handsome
Pleasing in form or appearance, especially having strong or distinguished features
A handsome man.
A woman with a handsome face.
Devastating
To overwhelm; confound; stun
Was devastated by the rude remark.
Handsome
Having stately or attractive proportions or appearance; impressive
A handsome manor.
A sleek, handsome car.
Devastating
Causing devastation
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Handsome
Large in amount or measure; generous or considerable
A handsome reward.
Won by a handsome margin.
Devastating
Present participle of devastate
Handsome
Marked by or requiring skill or dexterity
Did some handsome maneuvers on the skating rink.
Devastating
Highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.
Handsome
Appropriate or fitting
A handsome location for the new school.
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Devastating
Causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a devastating hurricane.
Handsome
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
That is one handsome tree you've got there.
Devastating
Making light of;
Afire with annihilating invective
A devastating portrait of human folly
To compliments inflated I've a withering reply
Handsome
Attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
I was tripping over his own feet coming in out of the surf.
Devastating
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
Possessing annihilative power
A devastating hurricane
The guns opened a withering fire
Handsome
Statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.
Devastating
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;
A crushing blow
A crushing rejection
Bone-crushing
Handsome
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Handsome
(of weather) Fine, clear and bright.
Handsome
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
A handsome style
Handsome
Generous or noble in character.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Handsome
Ample; moderately large.
A handsome salary
Handsome
Dexterous; skillful.
Handsome
To render handsome.
Handsome
Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; - applied to things as persons.
That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.
For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him.
Handsome
Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; - expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
Handsome
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.
Easiness and handsome address in writing.
Handsome
Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Handsome
Ample; moderately large.
He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money.
Handsome
To render handsome.
Handsome
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
Our southern women are well-favored
Handsome
Given or giving freely;
Was a big tipper
The bounteous goodness of God
Bountiful compliments
A freehanded host
A handsome allowance
Saturday's child is loving and giving
A liberal backer of the arts
A munificent gift
Her fond and openhanded grandfather
