ungoodly

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ goodly. Compare obsolete Dutch ongoedelike.

Adverb

ungoodly (comparative more ungoodly, superlative most ungoodly)

  1. (obsolete) Badly; in a rough or improper manner. [14th-16th c.]
    • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII:
      the remnaunt toke his servauntes and intreated them ungoodly and slewe them.
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