"guidly" meaning in Scots

See guidly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: guidlier [comparative], guidliest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English goodly, goodlich, godliche, from Old English gōdlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz, equivalent to guid (“good”) + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|goodly}} Middle English goodly, {{inh|sco|ang|gōdlīċ}} Old English gōdlīċ, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*gōdalīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz, {{suffix|sco|guid|ly|gloss1=good}} guid (“good”) + -ly Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|guidlier||guidliest|||superlative|guidliest||guidliest||}} guidly (comparative guidlier, superlative guidliest), {{sco-adj|guidlier|guidliest}} guidly (comparative guidlier, superlative guidliest)
  1. goodly
    Sense id: en-guidly-sco-adj-3R50CU-0
  2. comely, handsome
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