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Variant of good

1. suitable to a purpose; effective; efficient: a lamp good to read by
2. producing favorable results; beneficial; salutary: good exercise for the legs
3. in accord with prevailing usage: good English
4. clever or witty: a good quip
fertile: good soil fresh; unspoiled; uncontaminated: good eggs valid; genuine; real: good money, a good excuse healthy; strong; vigorous: good eyesight financially safe or sound: a good investment honorable; worthy; respectable: one's good name enjoyable, desirable, pleasant, happy, etc.: a good life dependable; reliable; right: good advice thorough; complete: a good job of cleaning up
1. excellent of its kind: a good novel
2. best or considered best: her good china
adequate; ample; sufficient; satisfying: a good meal morally sound or excellent; specif.,
1. virtuous; honest; just
2. pious; devout
3. kind, benevolent, generous, sympathetic, etc.
4. well-behaved; dutiful
1. proper; becoming; correct: good manners
2. socially acceptable: a good family
able; skilled; expert: a good swimmer loyal or conforming: a good DemocratLaw effectual; valid: good title
to a considerable amount, extent, or degree: a good many, a good beating at least; full: we waited a good six hours

noun

something good; specif.,

that which is morally right
worth; virtue; merit: the good in a man
something contributing to health, welfare, happiness, etc.; benefit; advantage: the greatest good of the greatest number
something desirable or desired

interjection

used to express satisfaction, pleasure, agreement, etc. and, in some exclamatory phrases, to express surprise, consternation, etc.: orig. a euphemism for God: good!good grief!)

adverb

well, completely, fully, etc.: variously regarded as substandard, dialectal, or informal

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