goodly

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

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”Synonyms: goodish healthy hefty respectable sizable sizeable tidy

Goodly \Good"ly\, adv. Excellently. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. Goodlier; superl. Goodliest.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See Good, and Like.] [1913 Webster]

1.Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster]

We have many goodly days to see.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. [1913 Webster]

The goodliest man of men since born.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number. [1913 Webster]

Goodly and great he sails behind his link.— Dryden. Goodlyhead