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- The earliest known use of the adjective goodly is in the Old English period (pre-1150). goodly is a word inherited from Germanic.
The adjective goodly can describe a large quantity and also a large size: "You described your house as tiny, but it's actually a goodly size!" You might bring home a goodly amount of spinach from the farmer's market, or take a new job that comes with a goodly increase in salary.
Origin & history I. From Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ ("good, goodly"), from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz ("good, goodly"), equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with German gütlich ("friendly"), Icelandic góðlegur ("benign").
Adjective: Attractive, Excellent, or Admirable : Indicates something worthy of admiration or appreciation. Considerable in Size or Extent : Refers to something substantial or generous in size, quantity, or quality.
It may come as a surprise, then, that the word “goodly” also exists in English and was quite common in the past (but it does not mean the same as “well”). “Goodly” is an adjective, not an adverb, and has two different meanings, both of which are rather formal or archaic.
The meaning of GOODLY is pleasantly attractive. How to use goodly in a sentence.
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adjective Quite large; considerable. adjective Of pleasing appearance; comely. from The Century Dictionary. Good-looking; of fair proportions or fine appearance; graceful; well-favored; well formed or developed: as, a goodly person; goodly raiment. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. Considerable; rather large or great: as, a goodly number.
