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Definition of Good-by
1. Noun. A farewell remark. "They said their good-byes"
Generic synonyms: Farewell, Word Of Farewell
Definition of Good-by
1. Interjection. (alternative spelling of goodbye) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of goodbye) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good-by
Literary usage of Good-by
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1882)
"good-by,—God bless you !' And with these words he almost ran out of the room.
CHAPTER IX. ELINOR, for some time after he left her, for some time even after ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Also in good by participación, ... maners: God hath in good thynges, that thei
been good by beyng, aod not in euil, for there is absence of rightful! loue, ..."
3. Poems by Robert Loveman (1896)
"After the death let come what may, Our deeds shall live for aye and aye, And
consecrate our peaceful clay, good-by, good-by, good-by, ..."
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