goodly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
    sizeable; respectable; healthy; hefty; tidy; sizable; goodish.
    • it cost a considerable amount
    • a goodly amount
    • received a hefty bonus
    • a respectable sum
    • a tidy sum of money
    • a sizable fortune

WordNet

Good"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. Excellently. Obs. Spenser.
Good"ly adjective
Etymology
OE. godlich, AS. gdlic. See Good, and Like.
Wordforms
comparative Goodlier ; superlative Goodliest
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913