goodly

goodly [goo d-lee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective, good·li·er, good·li·est.

1. of good or substantial size, amount, etc.: a goodly sum.
2. of good or fine appearance.
3. Archaic. of a good quality: a goodly gift.

Origin of goodly before 1000; Middle English; Old English gōdlīc. See good, -ly Related formsgood·li·ness, nounun·good·ly, adjective, adverb Examples from the Web for goodliness Historical Examples of goodliness

All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.

The Foot-path Way

Bradford Torrey

Seest thou not also what manner of man am I for might and goodliness?

Tolstoy

L. Winstanley

It was a home amid the goodliness and the godliness of nature.

Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2)

William Howitt

The earth belongeth to Lorraine, and the goodliness thereof.

The White Plumes of Navarre

Samuel Rutherford Crockett

The goodliness of this land is one of the things I ache to utter to you, but can’t.

The Letters of William James, Vol. II

William James

British Dictionary definitions for goodliness goodly adjective -lier or -liest

1. considerablea goodly amount of money
2. obsolete attractive, pleasing, or finea goodly man

Derived Formsgoodliness, noun Word Origin and History for goodliness goodly

Old English godlic “goodly, excellent; comely fair;” see good (adj.) + -ly (1).