goodly
Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirableGood; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
Meaning
2 senses(dated)Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough.
a goodly sum of money
walking at a goodly pace
- large in amount or extent or degree
Origin
From Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ (“good, goodly”), fFrom Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ (“good, goodly”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdalīk, from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz (“good, goodly”); equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with Dutch goedelijk, goelijk (“harmless, benign”), German gütlich (“friendly”), Icelandic góðlegur (“benign”).
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Forms
goodlier, goodliestSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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