Goodly and Unsightly

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Goodly adjective - Very pleasing to look at.

Usage example: the smartly dressed soldiers marching snappily along made for a goodly sight

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Unsightly is an antonym for goodly.

Nearby Words: good, goodness, goody

Unsightly adjective - Unpleasant to look at.

Usage example: strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape

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Goodly is an antonym for unsightly.

Nearby Word: unsighted

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Unsightly and Goodly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goodly/unsightly

Goodly & Unsightly. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/goodly/unsightly>.

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