(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious;
religious; -- said of persons or actions.
(superl.) Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite;
propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward,
also formerly by unto.
(superl.) Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be
relied upon; -- followed especially by for.
(superl.) Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed
especially by at.
(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good
earnest; in good sooth.
(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
(superl.) Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied;
as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.
(n.) That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success,
welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind,
benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.
(n.) Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity;
advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
(n.) 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.
(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.
(v. t.) To make good; to turn to good.
(v. t.) To manure; to improve.
