US /ˈɡɑdli/ UK /ˈɡɒdli/
adj adv Freq #29735

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    adj

    Coming from or belonging to God.

    The preacher spoke of godly love that asks for nothing in return.

  3. 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

Etymology

From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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