Handsomely has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adverb
Adverb
1
in an attractively handsome manner
"the volume was handsomely bound"
2
in a generously handsome manner
"India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men"
3
In a handsome or attractive manner.
Origin
The word handsomely comes from adding the suffix -ly to the adjective handsome. It originally meant doing something in a manner that was considered attractive or noble.