/ ˈgʊdli; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
( old-fashioned , formal ) quite large in size or amount :
a goodly number
2.
( old use ) physically attractive; of good quality
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gōdlic (see good , -ly ).
/ ˈgʊdli; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
( old-fashioned , formal ) quite large in size or amount :
a goodly number
2.
( old use ) physically attractive; of good quality
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gōdlic (see good , -ly ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005