kindly meaning

EN[ˈkaɪndli]
US

Definition of kindly in English Dictionary

• AdjectiveCOMkindlierCOMmore kindlySUPkindliestSUPmost kindly+-
  1. Having a kind personality.
     1. A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.
  2. (obsolete) Favourable; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
  3. (obsolete) natural.
• AdverbCOMkindlierCOMmore kindlySUPkindliestSUPmost kindly+-
  1. In a kind manner, out of kindness.
     1. He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.
  2. in a favourable way.
     1. Aguero was quick to block Hennessey's attempted clearance and the ball bounced kindly to Dzeko, who had the simplest of tasks to put City ahead.
  3. Please; used to make a polite request.
     1. Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.
     2. Kindly move your car out of the front yard.
  4. (US) With kind acceptance; used with take.
     1. I don't take kindly to threats.
     2. Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • He was kindly treated by the people at Saco, and recovered of his wounds.
     • Capryol 90 (propylene glycol monocaprylate) and Transcutol HP (purified diethylene glycol monoethyl ether) were kindly donated by Gattefosse.
     • Lib Dems were appalled by Mr Boles’s offer, however kindly meant: the party is so frightened of losing its independence under Mr Clegg that such a pact would “kill” him, says a senior member.
  2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • The clerk studied them. "You could get secondhanded ones for half price," he told Aunt Julina kindly.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Adjectives
  2. Adverbs

Other Vocabulary

1. en kindle
2. en kingly
3. en kidly
4. en kindy
5. en mindly