goodly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for goodly
Synonyms
big, biggish, boxcar, bulky, considerable, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, husky, large, largish, outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous
Antonyms
bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize)
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They're reportedly paid $1200 per dayâa goodly amount but less than what many of them could make as industry consultants. — Ann Finkbeiner, Science | AAAS, "Jasonâa secretive group of Cold War science advisersâis fighting to survive in the 21st century," 27 June 2019 For viewers willing to pause and ponder, thereâs plenty to relish in Ms. Celminsâs art, and in Mr. Garrelsâs bravely commandeering a goodly amount of SFMoMAâs wall space for such quiet, modest works. — Peter Plagens, WSJ, "âVija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memoryâ Review: Beauty in the Meticulous," 17 Dec. 2018 Lastly, and saddest of all, the Corvette will lose its hood of goodly length, the conspicuous priapism that has defined the mission for 65 years. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Corvette ZR1: The Last, and Best, of Its Kind," 28 Nov. 2018 It was rapidly debunked and Whelan was forced to apologize, but a goodly number of conservatives â including Sen. Susan Collins, a crucial swing vote on Kavanaugh â believe the doppelgĂ€nger theory to this day. — David Roberts, Vox, "The caravan âinvasionâ and Americaâs epistemic crisis," 2 Nov. 2018 And that is a condition that envelops a goodly number of people everywhere. — Los Angeles Times Staff, latimes.com, "A Star Is Born: Sidney Poitier turns 91 today," 20 Feb. 2018 The ducks will join a goodly number of their relatives that have already made the jump down the Central Flyway to Texas. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Conditions come together for a bountiful waterfowl season," 28 Oct. 2017 The three senators receiving an offer of help from Trump are a goodly portion of the incumbents under fire from Bannon. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Will It Be Trump Versus Bannon in 2018 Senate Primaries?," 19 Oct. 2017 Once upon a time, people went to Tryall and remained there for a goodly spell. — Town & Country, "Take the Money and Run," 6 Dec. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'goodly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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