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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. large in amount or extent or degree;
- Example: "it cost a considerable amount"
- Example: "a goodly amount"
- Example: "received a hefty bonus"
- Example: "a respectable sum"
- Example: "a tidy sum of money"
- Example: "a sizable fortune"
[syn: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Goodly \Good"ly\, adv.
   Excellently. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. Goodlier; superl. Goodliest.]
   [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See Good, and Like.]
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   1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable.
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            We have many goodly days to see.      --Shak.
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   2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as,
      a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses.
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            The goodliest man of men since born.  --Milton.
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   3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number.
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            Goodly and great he sails behind his link. --Dryden.
      Goodlyhead


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

goodly
    adj 1: 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: goodly, goodish, healthy,
           hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy]