Sekirov Dictionary

kindly

/ˈkaɪn(d)li/

adverb 7
adjective 4
forms 4
phrases 1

adverb7

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in a warm and caring way
- He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.
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Used to make a polite request: please.
- Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.
- May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.
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In a favourable way.
- 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. — 2011
•
With kind acceptance; used with take.
- I don't take kindly to threats.
- Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.
(dialect) Kind of, somewhat.
(no longer used) Readily.
(no longer used) Naturally.

adjective4

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Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.
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(old-fashioned) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
- Ye Heav'ns! from high the devvy nectar pour, / And in soft silence shed the kindly shovv'r! — 1712
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(no longer used) Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
- [W]hatsoever as the Sonne of God, He may doe; it is kindly, for Him, as the Sonne of man, to save the sonnes of men. — 1609
(no longer used) Lawful.

forms

kindlier · more kindly · kindliest · most kindly

Phrases with kindly

take kindly
To like, accept, or condone.

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