Definition of GOODLY

goodly

Adjective Satellite

  • large in amount or extent or degree
    • "a goodly amount"

Adj

  • Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
  • Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough.

Adv

  • In a goodly way; courteously, graciously.
  • Well; excellently.

Adjective

  • Of pleasing appearance; considerable in size or quantity.

Examples

  • She managed a GOODLY score with a well-placed word on the triple-letter.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 11

goodly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
goodly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goodly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

goodly: valid Words With Friends Word