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Meaning of 'goodly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Goodly [ adv.]
- Excellently.
2 . Goodly [ superl.]
- Pleasant; agreeable; desirable.
- Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses.
- Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number.

Meaning of 'goodly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . goodly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- large in amount or extent or degree
Example in sentence:
  • a goodly amount;
  • a respectable sum;
  • a sizable fortune;
  • a tidy sum of money;
  • it cost a considerable amount;
  • received a hefty bonus

Nearby Words:

goober good good now good-by good-bye good-den good-fellowship good-humored good-humoredly good-looking

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