better-looking vs handsome

better-looking and handsome both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
better-looking	No	Yes	No	No
handsome	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, better-looking and handsome are synonyms defined as:

better-looking and handsome: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

Other synonyms of better-looking include fine-looking, good-looking, on fleek, well-favored, well-favoured.

better-looking (adjective)	handsome (adjective)
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion	pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
	given or giving freely