Hypertext Webster Gateway: "goodly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goodly \Good"ly\, adv.
Excellently. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.]
[OE. godlich, AS. g?dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
goodly
adj : 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" [syn: {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable},
{sizeable}, {tidy}]
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