Get to know Goodly better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like hefty or respectable.
Goodly in a sentence
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Goodly meaning
- Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
- Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough.
Synonyms of Goodly
Using Goodly
- The main meaning on this page is: Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable. | Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough.
- Useful related words include: goodish, hefty, respectable, sizable.
- In the example corpus, goodly often appears in combinations such as: goodly number.
Context around Goodly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Goodly
- In this selection, "goodly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seeking, list, boughs and marriage stand out and add context to how "goodly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a goodly 25 to and commendably a goodly number of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "goodly" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with goodly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He load its goodly boughs with fruit. (7 words)
The freezer has a goodly list of ready-to-eat menu choices. (12 words)
Holyrood presents fewer opportunities and commendably, a goodly number of MSPs have no outside interests to declare. (17 words)
The passage referring to Saul as a choice young man, and goodly (1 Samuel 9:2) is in this view interpreted as meaning that Saul was not good in every respect, but goodly only with respect to his personal appearance (Num. (41 words)
Consequently, a goodly number of the miners spent winters in the lower-elevation communities where they abandoned their donkeys and drank until their empty-pocket “just one more?” plea to bartenders who’d heard everything fell on deaf ears. (39 words)
It is as follows: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. (38 words)
Just minutes later, after describing his “goodly marriage” to a young woman who, like him, had been “left alone unto the world,” he asked that same audience member, “You are not indulging in romance, are you? (36 words)
Example sentences (13)
The passage referring to Saul as a choice young man, and goodly (1 Samuel 9:2) is in this view interpreted as meaning that Saul was not good in every respect, but goodly only with respect to his personal appearance (Num.
Holyrood presents fewer opportunities and commendably, a goodly number of MSPs have no outside interests to declare.
The freezer has a goodly list of ready-to-eat menu choices.
He load its goodly boughs with fruit.
Just minutes later, after describing his “goodly marriage” to a young woman who, like him, had been “left alone unto the world,” he asked that same audience member, “You are not indulging in romance, are you?
A goodly 25 to 40 Mbps will suffice, instead of the high-priced 100 Mbps speed mark.
Although Mueller’s team prosecuted a goodly number of individuals for making false statements, it did not prosecute Mifsud or Christopher Steele.
Consequently, a goodly number of the miners spent winters in the lower-elevation communities where they abandoned their donkeys and drank until their empty-pocket “just one more?” plea to bartenders who’d heard everything fell on deaf ears.
Sans a ranked-choice strategy, a goodly portion of Tung and Leif Dautch’s voters — perhaps put off by the appointment — didn’t mark any No. 2 at all.
But its size and orbital location leave the door open for a goodly amount of water to exist throughout the planet’s infancy.
It is as follows: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
The married life of Malcolm III and Margaret has been the subject of two historical novels: A Goodly Pearl (1905) by Mary H. Debenham, and Malcolm Canmore's Pearl (1907) by Agnes Grant Hay.
This collection included a version in prose of the Romeo and Juliet story named "The goodly History of the true and constant love of Romeo and Juliett".
Common combinations with goodly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: