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[good-lee] / ˈgʊd li /


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The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

He was optimistic that the sprinklers would save “a goodly number of them” from extreme heat, he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

I also disappeared for a goodly while into Stephen Amidon’s taut domestic thriller “Locust Lane,” which is just coming out this month.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Grainger made sense because his wind band music usefully employed a goodly number of winds included in the 32 young musicians, and because you can’t have too many winds in a band.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022

His cloak was made of soft brown wool lined with sandsilk, a goodly garment.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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