Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

goodly

American  
[good-lee] / ˈgʊd li /

adjective

goodlier, goodliest

  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.
goodly British  
/ ˈɡʊdlɪ /

adjective

  1. considerable

    a goodly amount of money

  2. obsolete attractive, pleasing, or fine

    a goodly man
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • goodliness noun
  • ungoodly adjective

Etymology

Origin of goodly

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.