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- Meaning of goodly in English goodly adjective [ before noun ] old-fashioned uk / ˈɡʊd.li / us / ˈɡʊd.li / Add to word list great or large: The audience was of a goodly size.
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old-fashioned uk / ˈɡʊd.li / us / ˈɡʊd.li / Add to word list. great or large: The audience was of a goodly size. Synonyms. healthy. hefty. respectable. sizeable mainlyUK. tidy mainly UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. greater than the average size or amount. big They live in a big house in the country.
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GOODLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary....
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What does the adjective goodly mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective goodly , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of GOODLY is pleasantly attractive. How to use goodly in a sentence.
GOODLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of goodly in English. goodly. adjective [ before noun ] old-fashioned us / ˈɡʊd.li / uk / ˈɡʊd.li / Add to word list. great or large: The audience was of a goodly size. Synonyms. healthy. hefty. respectable. sizeable mainlyUK. tidy mainly UK.
goodly. (gʊdli ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] 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 field.
Definition of goodly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Goodly comes from an Old English root word, godlic, "excellent, good, or fair." Definitions of goodly. adjective. large in amount or extent or degree. “a goodly amount”. synonyms: goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy. considerable.