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Kindly
//ˈkaɪn(d)li// adj, adv
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Adjective
- 1 Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
"A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons."
- 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 Lawful. archaic
- 4 Natural; inherent to the kind or race. obsolete
"the kindly fruits of the earth"
Adjective
- 1 pleasant and agreeable wordnet
- 2 showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity wordnet
Adverb
- 1 In a kind manner, out of kindness.
"He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car."
- 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 Used to make a polite request: please.
"Kindly refrain from walking on the grass."
- 4 With kind acceptance; used with take. US
"I don't take kindly to threats."
- 5 Kind of, somewhat. dialectal
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- 6 Readily. archaic
- 7 Naturally. obsolete
Adverb
- 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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