godly B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡɑdli/ UK /ˈɡɒdli/ See IPA manual Freq #29735 Meanings 1 adj Deeply religious and living according to the rules of one's faith. She was raised by godly parents who prayed together every evening. 2 adj Coming from or belonging to God. The preacher spoke of godly love that asks for nothing in return. 3 adv In a religious, devout way. He tried to live godly and treat everyone with kindness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · deeply religious and living... reverentworshipful 2 adj · coming from or belonging to... divinegodlike Word family Forms godlier Derived forms godlilygodlinessovergodlysupergodlyungodly Appears in Phrases (1) See all godly man A man whose conduct shows strong religious devotion. Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From god + -ly (adjectival suffix). Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # godly **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑdli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɒdli/ **Frequency rank:** 29735 ## Meanings 1. Deeply religious and living according to the rules of one's faith. 2. Coming from or belonging to God. 3. In a religious, devout way. ## Examples - She was raised by godly parents who prayed together every evening. - The preacher spoke of godly love that asks for nothing in return. - He tried to live godly and treat everyone with kindness. ## Derived Forms - godlily - godliness - overgodly - supergodly - ungodly ## Etymology From god + -ly (adjectival suffix). ## AI Etymology Godly comes from god + -ly (adjectival suffix). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Deeply religious and living according to the rules of one's faith” and “Coming from or belonging to God”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown