adjective kindlier, kindliest
- kind; gracious; benign
- agreeable; pleasant: a kindly climate
- Archaic natural; native; innate
Origin:
ME cyndelich < OE (ge)cyndelic, natural < cynd(e): see kind
adverb kindlier, kindliest
- in a kind, gracious manner
- agreeably; favorably
- as a courtesy; please: kindly shut the door
- Obsolete naturally: now only in ,a) to be naturally attracted to b) to accept willingly