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Definition of Good and
1. Adverb. Completely or thoroughly. "When I'm good and ready"
Language type: Colloquialism
Definition of Good and
1. Adverb. (idiomatic used as an intensifier) Very; exceptionally; utterly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good And
Literary usage of Good and
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"And is he not truly good ? and must he not be represented as such ? Certainly.
And no good thing is hurtful ? No, indeed. And that which is not hurtful ..."
2. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"... good and pleasure are two distinct things; (2) others think that though some
pleasures are good most are bad; (3) others, again, think that even though ..."