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goodly

[good-lee]

good·ly

[good-lee]
adjective, -li·er, -li·est.
1.
of good or substantial size, amount, etc.: a goodly sum.
2.
of good or fine appearance.
3.
Archaic. of a good quality: a goodly gift.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gōdlīc. See good, -ly

good·li·ness, noun
un·good·ly, adjective, adverb
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goodly (ˈɡʊdlɪ)
 
adj , -lier, -liest
1.  considerable: a goodly amount of money
2.  obsolete attractive, pleasing, or fine: a goodly man
 
'goodliness
 
n

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