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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:15

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Leviticus 23:40

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And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Leviticus 23:40 · retained source text

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughes of goodly trees, branches of Palme trees, and the boughes of thicke trees, and willowes of the brooke, and yee shall reioyce before the LORD your God seuen dayes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fruit.

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Genesis 27:15 Joshua 7:21 1 Samuel 9:2 1 Samuel 16:12 Job 39:13 Jeremiah 3:19 Hosea 10:1 Zechariah 11:13 Revelation 18:14 1 Samuel 16:18 Leviticus 23:40 Deuteronomy 6:10 2 Samuel 23:21 Ezekiel 17:8 Zechariah 10:3

Historical English dictionary sources

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Webster 1828

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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)