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good·ly

(go͝od′lē)

adj. good·li·er, good·li·est

1. Quite large; considerable: a goodly sum.

2. Of pleasing appearance; comely: "a goodly apple rotten at the heart" (Shakespeare).

good′li·ness n.

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goodly

(ˈɡʊdlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

1. considerable: a goodly amount of money.

2. obsolete attractive, pleasing, or fine: a goodly man.

ˈgoodliness n

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good•ly

(ˈgʊd li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.

1. of substantial size or amount: a goodly sum.

2. of fine appearance.

3. Archaic. of good quality.

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Adj.

goodly - 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"

goodish, sizable, sizeable, tidy, hefty, respectable, healthy

considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

goodly

adjective considerable, large, significant, substantial, tidy (informal), ample, sizable or sizeable He spent a goodly part of his life in America.

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goodly

adjective

Somewhat big:

biggish, largish, respectable, sizable.

Translations

stattlich

ampio

goodly

[ˈgʊdlɪ] (frm) ADJ

1. (= fine) → agradable, excelente; (= handsome) → bien parecido

2. [sum etc] → importante; [number] → crecido

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goodly

[ˈgʊdli] adj (= substantial) [amount, number, portion] → considérablegood morning excl → bonjour!good name n → réputation f
to protect sb's good name → protéger la réputation de qn
He wanted to protect his friend's good name → Il voulait protéger la réputation de son ami.good-natured [ˌgʊdˈneɪtʃə^rd] adj

[person] → facile à vivre

[smile, laughter] → bon enfant inv; [banter, exchange] → bon enfant inv; [discussion] → enjoué(e)

goodly

adj → ansehnlich, stattlich (geh)

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goodly

[ˈgʊdlɪ] adj (frm) → consistente

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