good-looking

[good-look-ing]

adjective

1. of good or attractive appearance; handsome or beautiful.

   a good-looking young man; a good-looking hat.

good-looking

adjective

1. handsome or pretty

Word History and Origins

Origin of good-looking¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

“This man was absolutely handsome, and more importantly, he had the best-looking tan I’ve ever seen on a man or a politician,” McGrath said.

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For the first time in my memory, the Argentines didn’t vote for a good-looking candidate promising handouts.

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I've seen the mocked up picture of him dressed as me,, external including my baseball cap, and I love it - he makes me look good-looking!

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But he was turned down for the part of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate because director Mike Nichols felt he was too good-looking - which made Redford wary of being stereotyped by his appearance.

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Portable screens and social media let us live vicariously through better-looking, richer people.

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Related Words

• attractive 
• beautiful 
• clean-cut 
• comely 
• lovely 
• pretty