Definitions for goodly
ˈgʊd ligood·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidyadjective

   large in amount or extent or degree

   "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goodlyadverb

   In a goodly way; courteously, graciously.

2. goodlyadjective

   good, pleasing in appearance

3. goodlyadjective

   Quite large; considerable: a goodly sum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goodlyadjective

   Etymology: from good.

   1. Beautiful; graceful; fine; splendid. Now little in use.

   A prince of a goodly aspect, and the more goodly by a grave majesty, wherewith his mind did deck his outward graces. Philip Sidney.

   A goodly city is this Antium. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Patience and sorrow strove
   Which should express her goodliest; you have seen
   Sunshine and rain at once. Her smiles and tears
   Were like a wetter May. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Here from gracious England have I offer
   Of goodly thousands. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   But he’s something stain’d
   With grief, that’s beauty’s canker, thou might’st call him
   A goodly person. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, and put them upon Jacob. Gen. xxvii. 15.

   There was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he. 1 Sa. ix. 2.

   He had not, according to his promise to them in time of his distress, made them any recompence for their goodly houses and olive gardens, destroyed in the country by Roscetes in the former wars. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   The goodliest man of men since born
   His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve. John Milton.

   Of the fourth Edward was his noble song;
   Fierce, goodly, valiant, beautiful and young. Edmund Waller.

   Not long since walking in the field,
   My nurse and I, we there beheld
   A goodly fruit, which, tempting me,
   I would have pluck’d. Edmund Waller.

   How full of ornament is all I view
   In all its parts! and seems as beautiful as new:
   O goodly order’d work! O power divine!
   Of thee I am, and what I am is thine! John Dryden, Innocence.

   His eldest born, a goodly youth to view,
   Excell’d the rest in shape and outward shew;
   Fair, tall, his limbs with due proportion join’d,
   But of a heavy, dull, degen’rate mind. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. Bulky; swelling; affectedly turgid.

   Round as a globe, and liquor’d every chink,
   Goodly and great he sails behind his link. Dryden.

   3. Happy; desirable; gay.

   England was a peaceable kingdom, and but lately inured to the mild and goodly government of the Confessor. Edmund Spenser.

   We have many goodly days to see. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

2. Goodlyadverb

   Excellently. Obsolete.

   There Alma, like a virgin queen most bright,
   Doth flourish in all beauty excellent;
   And to her guests doth bounteous banquet dight,
   Atempered goodly well for health and for delight. F. Queen.

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1. goodly

   Goodly generally means considerable in size or extent, having qualities that are pleasing, attractive or of admirable nature. It also denotes a favorable or positive characteristic or aspect. It's typically used in formal or literary contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goodlyadverb

   excellently

2. Goodly

   pleasant; agreeable; desirable

3. Goodly

   of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses

4. Goodly

   large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number

5. Etymology: [OE. godlich, AS. gdlic. See Good, and Like.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOODLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goodly is ranked #69996 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Goodly surname appeared 280 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Goodly.
   
   88.5% or 248 total occurrences were Black.
   5% or 14 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.8% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce goodly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say goodly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goodly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goodly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of goodly in a Sentence

1. Martin Luther:

   Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church it is a goodly Christian weapon.

2. J. D. Watson, "The Double Helix":

   One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=goodly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goodly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=goodly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goodly
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html