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Goodly — Good ly, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster] We have many goodly days to see. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Of pleasing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goodly — O.E. godlic goodly, excellent; comely fair; see GOOD (Cf. good) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
goodly — [good′lē] adj. goodlier, goodliest 1. of attractive appearance; good looking 2. of good quality; fine 3. rather large; ample [a goodly sum] goodliness n … English World dictionary
Goodly — Good ly, adv. Excellently. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goodly — index major Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
goodly — ► ADJECTIVE (goodlier, goodliest) 1) considerable in size or quantity. 2) archaic attractive, excellent, or virtuous … English terms dictionary
goodly — [[t]g ʊdli[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A goodly amount or part of something is a fairly large amount or part of it, often more than was expected. [FORMAL] The Central Intelligence Agency employed a goodly number of expert professionals in this particular… … English dictionary
goodly — UK [ˈɡʊdlɪ] / US adjective Word forms goodly : adjective goodly comparative goodlier superlative goodliest old fashioned a goodly number, amount, time etc is fairly large or long … English dictionary
goodly — goodliness, n. /good lee/, adj., goodlier, goodliest. 1. of good or substantial size, amount, etc.: a goodly sum. 2. of good or fine appearance. 3. Archaic. of a good quality: a goodly gift. [bef. 1000; ME; OE godlic. See GOOD, LY] * * * … Universalium
goodly — good|ly [ˈgudli] adj [only before noun] 1.) a goodly number/sum/amount etc old fashioned a large amount ▪ £1500 is still a goodly sum. 2.) old use pleasant in appearance or good in quality … Dictionary of contemporary English
