goodly

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʊdli/ Rhymes: -ʊdli Hyphenation: good‧ly === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Adjective ==== goodly (comparative goodlier, superlative goodliest) (dated) Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable. Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough. a goodly sum of money walking at a goodly pace ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English goodly, goodliche, gōdliche, from Old English gōdlīċe (“goodly”), from the adjective; equivalent to good +‎ -ly. Cognate with Middle High German guotlīche, güetlīche. ==== Adverb ==== goodly (comparative goodlier, superlative goodliest) (obsolete) In a goodly way; courteously, graciously. (dialectal or obsolete) Well; excellently.