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Kindly   /kˈaɪndli/   Listen
adverb
Kindly  adv.  
1.
Naturally; fitly. (Obs.) "Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language"
2.
In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige. "Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love."


adjective
Kindly  adj.  (compar. kindlier; superl. kindliest)  
1.
According to the kind or nature; natural. (R.) "The kindly fruits of the earth." "An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting." "Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men."
2.
Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc. "The shade by which my life was crossed,... Has made me kindly with my kind."
3.
Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent. "In soft silence shed the kindly shower." "Should e'er a kindlier time ensue." Note: "Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning."





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"Kindly" Quotes from Famous Books



... fellow yet, an' you've time, if you only take kindly to learnin'. I was past your age when ...
— The Mysterious Rider • Zane Grey
... of Mr. Myddelton, (on Monday,) where we staid to September 6, and were very kindly entertained. How we spent our time, I am not ...
— Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 • Boswell
... mother blamed themselves for his hurt and had paid him every kindly attention. He had gathered the story of the petted daughter, and in his enfeebled state their acquaintance made rapid progress. Even now it required no acute observer to surmise the ravages of the little god. No ...
— Idle Hour Stories • Eugenia Dunlap Potts
... I could pull, my sons, and I'll take it kindly if you'll let me camp with you to-night, so that I can leave my swag with you while I hunt ...
— To Win or to Die - A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze • George Manville Fenn
... he continued, more kindly, 'we have bought the new cow from the Soltys and we shall want more hay, so I am going to ask the squire to let me ...
— Selected Polish Tales • Various


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