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Definition of Goody
1. Noun. Something considered choice to eat.
Generic synonyms: Aliment, Alimentation, Nourishment, Nutriment, Nutrition, Sustenance, Victuals
Specialized synonyms: Choice Morsel, Tidbit, Titbit, Savory, Savoury, Confection, Sweet, Ambrosia, Nectar, Gelatin, Jelly, Bone Marrow, Marrow
Derivative terms: Dainty, Treat
Definition of Goody
1. n. A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl.
2. n. Goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport.
3. a. Weakly or sentimentally good; affectedly good; -- often in the reduplicated form goody-goody.
Definition of Goody
1. Interjection. Used to indicate pleasure or delight. ¹
2. Noun. A small amount of something good to eat. ¹
3. Noun. Any small, usually free, item. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) shortening of goodwife, a 17th century puritan honorific. ¹
5. Noun. protagonist or hero ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goody
1. a desirable food [n GOODIES]
Medical Definition of Goody
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1. A bonbon, cake, or the like; usually in the pl.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goody
Literary usage of Goody
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"'Tis no question of that. I wish the glass to—to amuse me. goody ... That is the
sum you mentioned, I believe Î (She hands a purse to goody ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"She choaked me, and brought me the book. —Q. How oft did she come to torment you ?
A. A good many times, she and goody C'loT'e. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"One can't help In his presence rather trying to justify his good opinion ; and
it does so tire one to be goody and talk sense. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1870)
"A. The first was a gentlewoman I saw. Q. Who next? A. goody ... A. Sometimes alone,
and sometimes in company with goody Nurse and goody Corey, ..."
5. Rambles about Portsmouth: First Series : Sketches of Persons, Localities by Charles Warren Brewster (1873)
"White's wife. John Hill's wife, John Homes' wife. goody ... goody Dore. In the
first seat between the Pulpit and Maj. The widdow Hunking, Widdow Brewster, ..."
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