Kindlily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a kindly manner.

    "He is also irritated in vain ; for, whenever did prohibition fall kindlily on the young author's ear? — how then could it be made grateful to the old ?"

Example

More examples

"He is also irritated in vain ; for, whenever did prohibition fall kindlily on the young author's ear? — how then could it be made grateful to the old ?"

Etymology

From kindly + -ly.

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