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goodwilly

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From goodwill + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian goudwillich, Dutch goedwillig, German gutwillig. More at goodwill.

noun goodwillies · goodwillie · guidwilly · guidwillie

dialectal, obsolete A volunteer.

adjective more goodwilly · most goodwilly · goodwillie · guidwilly · guidwillie

dialectal, obsolete Liberal; generous.
dialectal, obsolete Cordial; friendly; cheering.

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@misc{goodwilly_2026,
  title = {goodwilly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goodwilly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}