well-favored

[ wel-fey-verd ]

/ ˈwɛlˈfeɪ vərd /

of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.

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Also especially British, well-fa·voured .

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

The boy was in very mean clothes, but of a very fresh and well-favored countenance; and as he sat by himself he sang.
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan|John Bunyan
Cf. 'well-favored,' 'ill-favored,' and such a provincial expression as 'the child favors his father.'
The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar|William Shakespeare
And when the days shortened and the nights began to be frosty, he had grown fat and well-favored.
The Biography of a Grizzly|Ernest Seton-Thompson
And it was to conciliate him that I lost to him twenty sestertia and a well-favored slave.
Continental Monthly, Volume 5, Issue 4|Various

These are really very jolly and well-favored looking companions, most of the members bearing large bouquets of flowers.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878|Various