Synonyms for goodly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : goo d-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʊd li

Top 10 synonyms for goodly Other synonyms for the word goodly

Définition of goodly

Origin :
  • Old English godlic "goodly, excellent; comely fair;" see good (adj.) + -ly (1).
  • adj sizable
Example sentences :
  • A goodly pile of letters met her eyes as she opened the drawer.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "It seems indeed to be a goodly service," said the tooth-drawer.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I think even now that I might hit any large and goodly mark with a bow like this.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They were a goodly company, and the Innkeepers all but worshipped them.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • This goodly universe was intended for the seat of pleasure, unmixed pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The profusion too, the rich and lavish bounty, of that goodly tavern!
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • And they were consequences that were not goodly to look upon.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • The couple had a goodly sum of money in the house, and they spent it freely.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The exercises will consist of songs and music and a goodly array of speeches.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • And there, he said, is the building at which we all meet: and a goodly company we are.
  • Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
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