'Kindly' definitions:
Definition of 'kindly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: unkindly]
adjective
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" [syn: charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted]
adjective
Pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
Definition of 'Kindly'
From: GCIDE
- Kindly \Kind"ly\, adv.
- 1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige. [1913 Webster]
- Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. --Rom. xii. 10. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Kindly'
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]
Synonyms of 'kindly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- affable,
- affably,
- affectionate,
- agreeable,
- agreeably,
- amiable,
- amiably,
- amicable,
- amicably,
- ardently,
- attentive,
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- benign,
- benignant,
- benignantly,
- benignly,
- blissfully,
- breathlessly,
- brotherly,
- cheerfully,
- Christian,
- Christlike,
- Christly,
- compassionate,
- complaisant,
- compliant,
- considerate,
- considerately,
- cooperative,
- cordially,
- courteously,
- decent,
- enjoyably,
- enthusiastically,
- excitedly,
- exuberantly,
- fair,
- favorable,
- favorably,
- fervently,
- fervidly,
- fraternal,
- friendly,
- generous,
- generously,
- genially,
- glowingly,
- good,
- good-hearted,
- gracious,
- graciously,
- gratifyingly,
- heart and soul,
- heartily,
- heatedly,
- heedfully,
- hospitably,
- human,
- humane,
- humanely,
- humanly,
- impassionedly,
- indulgent,
- intensely,
- keenly,
- kind,
- kindhearted,
- kindheartedly,
- kindly-disposed,
- loving,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- nicely,
- obliging,
- obligingly,
- overindulgent,
- overpermissive,
- passionately,
- permissive,
- pleasantly,
- please,
- pleasingly,
- pleasurably,
- politely,
- propitious,
- satisfyingly,
- sociable,
- softhearted,
- softheartedly,
- sympathetic,
- sympathizing,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- tenderheartedly,
- thoughtful,
- thoughtfully,
- vigorously,
- warm,
- warmhearted,
- warmheartedly,
- warmly,
- well,
- well-affected,
- well-disposed,
- well-intentioned,
- well-meaning,
- well-meant,
- zealously