good-looking Definition
good·-looking (go̵od′lo̵ok′iŋ)
adjective
pleasing in appearance; beautiful or handsome
good-looking Synonyms
good-looking
modif.
good-looking Usage Examples
Infinitive complement
hold: A subtly slimmed-down version of the above combining a wine bar and restaurant sufficiently good-looking to hold its own in this trendy area.
Modifies a noun
- guy: Me, this short, not very good-looking guy is going out with a princess.
- actor: The play involves a kissing scene with a good-looking actor.
- girl: During dinner I was waited upon by the daughter of the landlady, a good-looking merry girl of twenty.
- man: He was a good-looking, polite man with serious, intense eyes.
- boy: For a moment my breath was taken away, for sat staring up at me was a very good-looking teenage boy.
- woman: Shelly McKenzie Shelly McKenzie is a good-looking woman, that's for certain.
Modifying Another Word
- particularly: Not a particularly good-looking man, there was nothing showbiz about the beard which was dark and covered all the right places.
- rather: He was called Andrew: a solid, rather good-looking young man who was on the committee of the Fabian Society at College.
- quite: At the offices of The Rockall Times, Major told security: " What about this one, she's quite good-looking there.
- very: Some of the girls were very good-looking; none of the party had any English; all of them were very civil.
- so: The main reason for going is to see the company - they are just so good-looking and have such panache.
- really: Has being really good-looking ever stopped you being taken seriously?
Preposition: in
way: I see all over again that he's good-looking in a way that not everybody would notice.
Browse dictionary entries near good-looking
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