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Goodly vs Godly - What's the difference?

goodly | godly |

As adjectives the difference between goodly and godly

is that goodly is good, pleasing in appearance while godly is of or pertaining to a god.

As adverbs the difference between goodly and godly

is that goodly is in a goodly way; courteously, graciously while godly is in a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

goodly

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) goodly, goodlich, .

Adjective

(er)
  • (archaic) good, pleasing in appearance
  • * , A Ballad of Death , lines 26–27
  • ''O Sin, thou knowest that all thy shame in her
    ''Was made a goodly thing
  • (archaic) Quite large; considerable.
  • a goodly sum of money
    walking at a goodly pace

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) goodly, goodliche, .

    Adverb

    (er)
  • (obsolete) In a goodly way; courteously, graciously.
  • *:
  • *:Thenne he sente for the thre knyghtes & they came afore hym / and he cryed hem mercy of that he had done to them / and they forgaf hit hym goodely and he dyed anone / Whanne the kynge was dede / alle the cyte was desmayed and wyst not who myghte be her kynge
  • *, II.ix:
  • *:Goodly she entertaind those noble knights, / And brought them vp into her castle hall.
  • (obsolete) Excellently.
  • :(Spenser)
  • godly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of or pertaining to a god
  • her godly powers = her superhuman powers
  • Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.
  • * Bible, 2 Corinthians vii. 10
  • For godly sorrow worketh repentance.
  • * 1809 , Jonathan Edwards, The Works of President Edwards
  • If you would know what a man is, whether he be a godly man or not, you must inquire what his God is. If the true God be he whom he respects as his God, ''[...]'' he is doubtless a godly''' man ''[...]'' if the man have some other god, something else to which he pays a greater respect than to , he is not a '''godly man ...
  • Gloriously good.
  • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
  • All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.

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