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goodly

Meaning of “goodly”

Attractive, beautiful, comely, pleasing, desirable, fine, choice, noble, valuable, or impressive in appearance or quality.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences33 verses21 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 27:15

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Exodus 2:2
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
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1611 witness · Exodus 2:2 · retained source text

And the woman conceiued, and bare a sonne: and when shee saw him that hee was a goodly childe, shee hid him three moneths.

1611 marginal noteActs 7.20. heb. 11.23.

Exodus 39:28
And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
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1611 witness · Exodus 39:28 · retained source text

And a miter of fine linnen, and goodly bonnets of fine linnen, and linnen breeches of fine twined linnen,

1611 marginal noteChap. 28.42.

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Excellently. GOOD'LY, adjective Being of a handsome form; beautiful; graceful; as a goodly person; goodly raiment; goodly houses. 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable; as goodly days. 2. Bulky; swelling; affectedly turgid.

volume 1, leaf 851, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 16)

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