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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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Ezekiel 17:8
It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:8 · retained source text

It was planted in a good soile by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might beare fruit, that it might be a goodly Uine.

1611 marginal noteHebr. field.

Ezekiel 17:23
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:23 · retained source text

In the mountaine of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring foorth boughes, and beare fruite, and be a goodly Cedar, and vnder it shall dwell all foule of euery wing: in the shadow of the branches thereof shal they dwell.

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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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