handsomely
adv.in a way that is very generous or impressive. You use this to describe a reward or a performance that is much better than expected.
adv.in a manner that is generous, impressive, or well-earned. Often used to describe the scale of a reward or the quality of a performance.
“The company rewarded him handsomely for his hard work.”
“The athlete performed handsomely in the final race, breaking the world record by several seconds.”
“The committee decided to award the prize handsomely, recognizing not only the technical skill of the entry but also its profound social impact on the local community.”
“You’ll pay handsomely for that ability, but enough people are willing to do so that Samsung’s 2026 foldables are seeing record sales—though they still trail flat phones by a wide margin.”
From handsome + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.