The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GOODLIER
GOODLY
goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy
(adjective) large in amount or extent or degree; “it cost a considerable amount”; “a goodly amount”; “received a hefty bonus”; “a respectable sum”; “a tidy sum of money”; “a sizable fortune”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
goodlier
(obsolete) comparative form of goodly
Anagrams
• ergoloid
Source: Wiktionary
GOODLY
Good"ly, adv.
Definition: Excellently. [Obs.] Spenser.
Good"ly, a. [Compar. Goodlier; superl. Goodliest.] Etym: [OE. godlich, AS. g. See Good, and Like.]
1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. We have many goodly days to see. Shak.
2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. The goodliest man of men since born. Milton.
3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number. Goodly and great he sails behind his link. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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