Handsome and Poor

Handsome

Handsome adjective - Having or showing elegance.

Poor is an antonym for handsome in topics: abundant, attractive.

Nearby Words: handsomeness, handsomely

Poor

Poor adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: the poor workmanship of the goods from that country

Handsome is an antonym for poor.

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / WKRP in Cincinnati Carlson Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor: Jennifer considers giving up her rich boyfriends for a young, handsome and poor repairman named Steel.
  • Rags to Riches: When they last met, Gudmund was a ruggedly handsome, but poor man.
  • Hunk When Spongebob tries to make him uglier it only makes poor Squidward more and more handsome, to the point that he looks like a gorgeous sculpture.
    Source: Hunk
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