goodly

[US]/'gʊdlɪ/
[UK]/ˈɡʊdli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. excellent; beautiful; comparative: goodlier, superlative: goodliest.

Phrases & Collocations

goodly dressed

goodly sum

goodly portion

goodly amount

goodly reputation

goodly profit

goodly mannered

goodly looking

Example Sentences

we ran up a goodly drinks bill.

a goodly sum of money

a goodly amount of time

a goodly portion of food

a goodly number of people

a goodly distance away

a goodly dose of medicine

a goodly selection of books

a goodly supply of water

a goodly amount of effort

a goodly sum of knowledge

Real-world Examples

How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is!

Source: Brave New World

He of tall building and of goodly pride

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

Beth was there, laying the snowy piles smoothly on the shelves and exulting over the goodly array.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

This well-beloved wizard lived to a goodly age, then died, leaving all his chattels to his only son.

Source: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

This deposit was not made without a goodly number of tears and kisses.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

He said it a great many times—not a thousand times but quite a goodly number.

Source: The Secret Garden (Original Version)

And God, in His Love for this goodly woman, said He would indeed come the next day and share a meal.

Source: Who to rely on (slow version)

The two women drew a goodly number of little sophistries from their religion wherewith to justify their conduct.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

So he invited some of his classmates to the room, and the pig being cooked, all present partook of a goodly feast.

Source: Entering Harvard University

My companions were suffering too, and not one of us dared touch this wretched remnant of our goodly store.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

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