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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Goodly \Good"ly\, adv Excellently. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.] [OE. godlich, AS g?dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. We have many goodly days to see --Shak. 2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. The goodliest man of men since born. --Milton. 3. Large considerable; portly; as a goodly number. Goodly and great he sails behind his link. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: goodly adj : 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" [syn: {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}]
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