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goodly

UK/ˈɡʊdli/ US/ˈɡʊdli/ rare dated obsolete

adjective

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”
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Origin

From Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ (“good, goodly”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdalīk, from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz (“good, goodly”); equivalent to good + -ly.

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