goodly
goodly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is goodly.
- What is pleasant; agreeable; desirable. We have many goodly days to see. Shak called?
- What is of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. The goodliest man of men since born. Milton called?
- What is large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number. Goodly and great he sails behind his link. Dryden called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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