kindly
/ˈkaɪndli/
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.
- 3
Lawful.
- 4
Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
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.
- 3
Used to make a polite request: please.
“Kindly move your car out of the front yard.”
- 4
With kind acceptance; used with take.
“Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.”
- 5
Kind of, somewhat.
- 6
Readily.
- 7
Naturally.
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