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Good (?), a. [Compar. Better (?); superl. Best (?). These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G&ō;d, akin to D. goed, OS. g&ō;d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g&ō;ðr, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth. g&ō;ds; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. gather. √29 Cf. Gather.]
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1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc.
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And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.
Gen. i. 31.
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Good company, good wine, good welcome.
Shak.
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2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions.
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In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works.
Tit. ii. 7.
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3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.
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The men were very good unto us.
1 Sam. xxv. 15.
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4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for.
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All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit.
Collier.
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5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
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He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor.
Shak.
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Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else.
South.
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6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.
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My reasons are both good and weighty.
Shak.
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My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond.
Shak.
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7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
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Love no man in good earnest.
Shak.
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8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.
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9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
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Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.
Luke vi. 38.
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10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.
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A good name is better than precious ointment
. Eccl. vii. 1.
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As good as. See under As. -- For good, or For good and all, completely and finally; fully; truly.
[1913 Webster]The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all.
L'Estrange.-- Good breeding, polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education.
[1913 Webster]Distinguished by good humor and good breeding.
Macaulay.-- Good cheap, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap.-- Good consideration (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. Blackstone. (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. -- Good fellow, a person of companionable qualities. [Familiar] -- Good folk, or Good people, fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.] -- Good for nothing. (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person.
[1913 Webster]My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing.
Ld. Lytton.-- Good Friday, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion. -- Good humor, or Good-humor, a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind. -- Good humor man, a travelling vendor who sells Good Humor ice-cream (or some similar ice-cream) from a small refrigerated truck; he usually drives slowly through residential neighborhoods in summertime, loudly playing some distinctive recorded music to announce his presence. [U. S.] -- Good nature, or Good-nature, habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor.
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Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics.
Hawthorne.-- Good people. See Good folk (above). -- Good speed, good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See Speed. -- Good turn, an act of kidness; a favor. -- Good will. (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination.
[1913 Webster]The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place.
Lord Eldon.-- In good time. (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time. -- To hold good, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good. -- To make good, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate.
[1913 Webster]Each word made good and true.
Shak.
[1913 Webster]Of no power to make his wishes good.
Shak.
[1913 Webster]I . . . would by combat make her good.
Shak.
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Shak.-- To think good, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper.
[1913 Webster]If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear.
Zech. xi. 12.
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&hand_; Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc.
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Good (?), n. 1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.
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There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?
Ps. iv. 6.
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2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
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The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it.
Jay.
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3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property. Wharton.
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He hath made us spend much good.
Chaucer.
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Thy lands and goods
Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate
Unto the state of Venice.
Shak.
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Dress goods, Dry goods, etc. See in the Vocabulary. -- Goods engine, a freight locomotive. [Eng.] -- Goods train, a freight train. [Eng.] -- Goods wagon, a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under Car, n., 2.
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Good, adv. Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible.
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As good almost kill a man as kill a good book.
Milton.
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As good as, in effect; virtually; the same as.
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They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves.
Milton.
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Good, v. t. 1. To make good; to turn to good. [Obs.]
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2. To manure; to improve. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
