Kindly
['kaɪndlɪ] or ['kaɪndli]
Definition
(adj.) pleasant and agreeable; 'a kindly climate'; 'kindly breeze' .
(adv.) in a kind manner or out of kindness; 'He spoke kindly to the boy'; 'she kindly overlooked the mistake'.
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Definition
(n.) According to the kind or nature; natural.
(n.) Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc.
(n.) Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
(adv.) Naturally; fitly.
(adv.) In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Natural, homogeneal, congenial, kindred, proper, appropriate.[2]. Sympathetic, benevolent, gracious, KIND.
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Definition
adj. natural: benevolent: (orig.) belonging to the kind or race.—n. Kind′liness.—adv. Kind′ly.—adj. Kind′ly-nā′tured.—Kindly tenant (Scot.) a tenant of the same stock as his landlord or who held his lands in succession from father to son for several generations.
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Examples
- Don't be distressed,' said Eugene, very, very kindly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Everyone greeted him kindly, for Jo's sake at first, but very soon they liked him for his own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Yes, she is very kindly helping my sister. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You can beat Tammany Hall permanently in one way--by making the government of a city as human, as kindly, as jolly as Tammany Hall. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Does he treat her kindly? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Mrs. Elton had most kindly sent Jane a note, or we should have been. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Will you then kindly answer, for the edification of the company and of myself? Plato. The Republic.
- Miret, the short-tempered and kind-hearted bookseller, who had so kindly found me a seat that eventful night in the park. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He always showed a generous and kindly spirit toward the Southern people, and I never heard him abuse an enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They kindly allowed me to accompany them. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Lydgate felt uncomfortable under these kindly suppositions. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Speak to her kindly,' said the young lady to her companion. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Collins had a compliment, and an allusion to throw in here, which were kindly smiled on by the mother and daughter. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- At length the sun rose so high that it struck a kindly ray as of hope or protection, directly down upon the old prisoner's head. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She was particularly delighted when Clennam assured her that there were hospitals, and very kindly conducted hospitals, in Rome. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In marked contrast to his kind, he had in well-developed form the kindlier human characteristics of love, friendship, and charity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Having eaten the friendless orphan--having driven away his comrades --having grown calm and reflective at length--I now feel in a kindlier mood. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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