2. Adjective. (obsolete) (superlative of good) ¹
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Definition of Goodliest
1. goodly [adj] - See also: goodly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goodliest
Literary usage of Goodliest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Adam, the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters
Eve. MILTON : Paradise Lost. The loveliest pair That ever since in love's ..."
2. The Royal Tribes of Wales by Philip Yorke (1799)
"... had spoken to them in different languages, and they were not able to answer
her, she said they were the goodliest dumb creatures that ever she saw. ..."
3. Memoirs of John Evelyn ...: Comprising His Diary, from 1641-1705-6. And a by John Evelyn (1871)
"... of marble into millions of pearles that fall into the subjacent basons with
greate noise ; I esteeme this one of the goodliest ..."
4. Frauds of Papal Ecclesiastics by Gabriel d'. Emiliane, Gilbert Burnet, Antonio Gavin (1835)
"The goodliest lordships, manors, lauds, and territories are theirs ; besides this
they have the tenth part of all the corn, meadow, pasture, grass, wood, ..."
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