kindliness

Variant of kindly

kindly definition

kindly (kīnd′lē)

adjective kindlier -·lier, kindliest -·li·est

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

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

adverb kindlier -·lier, kindliest -·li·est

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

Related Forms:

kindly Idioms

thank kindly

to thank heartily

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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