'Goodliest' definitions:

Definition of 'Goodliest'

From: GCIDE
  • Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. Goodlier; superl. Goodliest.] [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See Good, and Like.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [1913 Webster]
  • We have many goodly days to see. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. [1913 Webster]
  • The goodliest man of men since born. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number. [1913 Webster]
  • Goodly and great he sails behind his link. --Dryden. Goodlyhead