Kindly

//ˈkaɪn(d)li// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.

    "A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons."

  2. 2
    Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent. dated

    "Ye Heav'ns! from high the devvy nectar pour, / And in ſoft ſilence ſhed the kindly ſhovv'r!"

  3. 3
    Lawful. archaic
  4. 4
    Natural; inherent to the kind or race. obsolete

    "the kindly fruits of the earth"

Adjective
  1. 1
    pleasant and agreeable wordnet
  2. 2
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a kind manner, out of kindness.

    "He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car."

  2. 2
    In a favourable way.

    "Aguero was quick to block Hennessey's attempted clearance and the ball bounced kindly to Dzeko, who had the simplest of tasks to put City ahead."

  3. 3
    Used to make a polite request: please.

    "Kindly refrain from walking on the grass."

  4. 4
    With kind acceptance; used with take. US

    "I don't take kindly to threats."

  5. 5
    Kind of, somewhat. dialectal
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  1. 6
    Readily. archaic
  2. 7
    Naturally. obsolete
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a kind manner or out of kindness wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind + -ly.

Etymology 2

From Middle English kyndely, kyndly, kyndeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent to kind + -ly.

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