What does handsomest mean?
Handsomest means superlative form of handsome: most handsome.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
superlative form of handsome: most handsome.
While not, perhaps, the handsomest of 4-4-2 tanks, as they had a rather large proportion of their driving wheels exposed, they proved very useful locomotives, doing yeoman work on suburban trains around London and Birmingham, and later on numerous rural routes.
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Handsomest means superlative form of handsome: most handsome.
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While not, perhaps, the handsomest of 4-4-2 tanks, as they had a rather large proportion of their driving wheels exposed, they proved very useful locomotives, doing yeoman work on suburban trains around London and Birmingham, and later on numerous rural routes.
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