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Definition of "goodly" []

  • Quite large; considerable: a goodly sum. (adjective)
  • Of pleasing appearance; comely. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "goodly" in a sentence
  • "Fisherman; whereupon Khalifah cried, How goodly is thy bounty, O Tulip!"
  • "Princess (and indeed she was drowned in the sea of her desire and the fire of her passion and love-longing) broke out, O my nurse, how goodly is this youth!"
  • "And how goodly is the saying of another and how excellent,"