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English Dictionary: Kindly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Kindly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kindly adv in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" Antonym(s): unkindly adj showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" Synonym(s): charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kindly \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kindly \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: [bd]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.[b8] --Trench.