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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



... they stay outside: mostly, they were acquiescent. But if something irritated a sergeant, or even a soldier, the entire deputation flamed into fury and burst gates, sacked shops and even fired buildings until their rage spent itself, after which they were civil and kindly to all townsmen, whether officials, citizens, slaves or women and children. I never could detect any reason for any action or inaction ...
— Andivius Hedulio • Edward Lucas White
... The father nodded kindly, though it is likely he would have much preferred his breakfast; and the young man led him into a little sitting-room littered with the faded garlands and other tokens ...
— Agatha Webb • Anna Katharine Green
... reassured, and with a kindly gleam in his eyes, he patted Michaud on the shoulder. "You ...
— War and Peace • Leo Tolstoy
... not so, my boy," replied he, kindly. "The near approach of death, like the fading light of day, gives us a longer and a clearer view before us. I feel that I have wronged you; that I have imputed to you the errors of others; but, believe me, if I have wronged you, ...
— Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) • Charles Lever
... said, kindly, putting her arm around me as she spoke; "but it is only for a time; we shall soon come out into the ...
— Miriam Monfort - A Novel • Catherine A. Warfield


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