goodly
adjective
of good or substantial size, amount, etc..
goodlier
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comparativeof goodly.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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I had grown tired of architecture: it seemed goodlier to watch the shipping on the river, which at Arnheim may be called the Rhine without hesitation.
From A Wanderer in Holland by Herbert Marshall, R.W.S.
It was a fair picture, and no eye could rest on a goodlier couple than the tall lithe young man, and the noble maiden.
From Tales from Many Sources Vol. V by Various
“A choice young man and a goodly; there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.”
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie
Solomon in all his glory had been no goodlier sight; and if she toiled or spun to achieve it, her state, I should say, is by so much the more gracious.
From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Maurice Henry Hewlett
Well, my maid, thou hast this morrow many goodlier gifts than mine, yet not one more useful.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt
