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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Goodly \Good"ly\, adv. Excellently. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. Goodlier; superl. Goodliest.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See Good, and Like.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster]

    We have many goodly days to see. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

    2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. [1913 Webster]

    The goodliest man of men since born. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

    3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number. [1913 Webster]

    Goodly and great he sails behind his link. --Dryden. Goodlyhead