goodly

Meaning

Adj

1. (dated) Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
2. Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough.

Adv

1. (obsolete) In a goodly way; courteously, graciously.
2. (dialectal, obsolete) Well; excellently.

Synonyms

considerable

handsome

good-looking

comely

sizable

sizeable

goodish

respectable

beautiful

healthy

⚕️

tidy

hefty

pretty

pleasant

pleasing

portly

sightly

significant

some

splendiferous

stately

substantial

superb

well-proportioned

well-favoured

right smart

easy on the eyes

fayre

prettiful

bootiful

good

👍

pulchrous

attractive

beauteous

bighearted

comfortable

desirable

fair

grand

imposing

impressive

large

lordly

noble

Translations

considérable

schön

güzel

mooi

considerable

aanmerkelijk

imposant

bedew

zerî

ampio

niedlich

bonic

hübsch

attraktiv

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʊdli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: goodly

Inherited from Old English: gōdlīċ

Cognate with Dutch: goedelijk

Cognate with German: gütlich

Cognate with Icelandic: góðlegur

In summary

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. Cognate with Dutch goedelijk, goelijk (“harmless, benign”), German gütlich (“friendly”), Icelandic góðlegur (“benign”).