Meaning & use
goodly
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Fairly large in size or amount; considerable.
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They inherited a goodly sum of money from their grandfather.
A goodly number of volunteers showed up despite the rain.
A note on using this word
Has an old-fashioned, literary flavor today; mainly appears in formal or slightly archaic writing rather than casual speech.
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considerablesubstantial
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