good-looking
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of good-looking
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Stafford Hopkins is good-looking, brilliant, successful and stinking rich.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“Our thinking is simply own a few more good-looking charts inside an underweight sector.”
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
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!
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
He was fit, good-looking, and still in his 30s; maybe he should be an actor, he said.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025
My brother’s friends always started out vaguely good-looking, but all it took was a single week of focused observation before these dudes made me want to barricade myself in my room.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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