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/ˈɡʊdli/ · adjective
(dated) Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable..
Her goodly thighs, whoſe glory did appear, / Like a triumphal Arch,[…]
The diuell can cite Scripture for his purpoſe, / An euill ſoule producing holy witneſſe, / Is like a villaine with a ſmiling cheeke, / A goodly apple rotten at the heart. / O what a goodly outſide falſehood hath.
O Sin, thou knowest that all thy shame in her Was made a goodly thing.
Then the prince left her and betook himself to the palace of the King his father, who rejoiced in his return and met him and welcomed him; and the Prince said to him, "Know that I have left her without the city in such a garden and come to tell thee, that thou mayst make ready the procession of estate and go forth to meet her and show her the royal dignity and troops and guards." Answered the King, "With joy and gladness"; and straightway bade decorate the town with the goodliest adornment.
a goodly sum of money
walking at a goodly pace
Like any kid who played a game or two in school, I happened early on a golden rule: if I ate a goodly amount, I had better wait a goodly time before starting play—at least half an hour, preferably more.
I am glad I brought a goodly supply of needlework with me. It's about all there is to do.
Use goodly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Goodly means (dated) Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable..
Common synonyms include considerable, sizeable, sizable, respectable.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Her goodly thighs, whoſe glory did appear, / Like a triumphal Arch,[…]
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