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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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Job 39:13
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 39:13 · retained source text

Gauest thou the goodly wings vnto the peacocks, or wings and feathers vnto the Ostrich?

1611 marginal noteOr, the feathers of the storke and Ostrich.

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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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