Quote Originally Posted by MilkieTea View Post
"Yes, you can use the adjective handsome for women.

While handsome is more often used for men, women can also be called handsome. When a woman is described as handsome, it suggests that she is very good-looking, and also healthy and strong. Handsome is less likely to be used to describe a woman who is petite or delicate.
...or feminine.

From my experience, when a women is called handsome it is not used as a term of endearment. It is used offensively.