goodly

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsgoodishhealthyheftyrespectablesizablesizeabletidy

   Similarconsiderable

Other forms of goodly

comparative or superlative

goodlier

comparative or superlative

goodliest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about goodly

What does goodly mean?

goodly means "large in amount or extent or degree".

How many syllables are in goodly?

goodly has 2 syllables: good-ly. The stress falls on "good". In IPA it is /ˈɡʊdli/.

What is another word for goodly?

Close synonyms include goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goodly a common word?

goodly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.