'Kindliest' definitions:

Definition of 'Kindliest'

From: GCIDE
  • Kindly \Kind"ly\ (k[imac]nd"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Kindlier (k[imac]nd"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Kindliest.] [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • The kindly fruits of the earth. --Book of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
  • An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . Has made me kindly with my kind. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent. [1913 Webster]
  • In soft silence shed the kindly shower. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]