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Kindly Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Kindly? [adv] in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [adj] generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [adj] pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze" [adj] showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Kindly: benevolent \| benign \| benignant \| charitable \| good \| good-hearted \| kind \| openhearted \| sympathetic Related Terms \| Find terms related to Kindly: accommodating \| affable \| affably \| affectionate \| agreeable \| agreeably \| amiable \| amiably \| amicable \| amicably \| ardently \| attentive \| beneficent \| benevolent \| benign \| benignant \| benignantly \| benignly \| blissfully \| breathlessly \| brotherly \| cheerfully \| Christian \| Christlike \| Christly \| compassionate \| complaisant \| compliant \| considerate \| considerately \| cooperative \| cordially \| courteously \| decent \| enjoyably \| enthusiastically \| excitedly \| exuberantly \| fair \| favorable \| favorably \| fervently \| fervidly \| fraternal \| friendly \| generous \| generously \| genially \| glowingly \| good \| good-hearted \| gracious \| graciously \| gratifyingly \| heart and soul \| heartily \| heatedly \| heedfully \| hospitably \| human \| humane \| humanely \| humanly \| impassionedly \| indulgent \| intensely \| keenly \| kind \| kindhearted \| kindheartedly \| kindly-disposed \| loving \| neighborly \| nice \| nicely \| obliging \| obligingly \| overindulgent \| overpermissive \| passionately \| permissive \| pleasantly \| please \| pleasingly \| pleasurably \| politely \| propitious \| satisfyingly \| sociable \| softhearted \| softheartedly \| sympathetic \| sympathizing \| tender \| tenderhearted \| tenderheartedly \| thoughtful \| thoughtfully \| vigorously \| warm \| warmhearted \| warmheartedly \| warmly \| well \| well-affected \| well-disposed \| well-intentioned \| well-meaning \| well-meant \| zealously See Also \| Kindly In Webster's Dictionary \Kind"ly\, a. [Compar. {Kindlier}; superl. {Kindliest}.] [AS. cyndelic. See {Kind}, n. ] 1. According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.] The kindly fruits of the earth. --Book of Com. Prayer. An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. --Spenser. 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. --L. Andrews. 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. --Tennyson. 3. Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent. In soft silence shed the kindly shower. --Pope. Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. --Wordsworth. 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.'' --Trench. \Kind"ly\, adv. 1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language --Addison. 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. --Rom. xii. 10.

Kindly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kindly?

[adv] in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake"
[adj] generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity"
[adj] pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
[adj] showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"

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Kindly In Webster's Dictionary

\Kind"ly\, a. [Compar. {Kindlier}; superl. {Kindliest}.]
[AS. cyndelic. See {Kind}, n. ]
1. According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.]

         The kindly fruits of the earth.       --Book of Com.
                                               Prayer.

         An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting.
                                               --Spenser.

         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.
                                               --L. Andrews.

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.          --Tennyson.

3. Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.

         In soft silence shed the kindly shower. --Pope.

         Should e'er a kindlier time ensue.    --Wordsworth.

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.'' --Trench.


\Kind"ly\, adv.
1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

         Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix
         and incorporate with the English language --Addison.

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.                                 --Rom. xii.
                                               10.

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