kindlier

Variant of kindly

adjective kindlier, kindliest

  1. kind; gracious; benign
  2. agreeable; pleasant: a kindly climate
  3. Archaic natural; native; innate

Origin: ME cyndelich < OE (ge)cyndelic, natural < cynd(e): see kind

adverb kindlier, kindliest

  1. in a kind, gracious manner
  2. agreeably; favorably
  3. as a courtesy; please: kindly shut the door
  4. Obsolete naturally: now only in ,a) to be naturally attracted to b) to accept willingly

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