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Kindly

see synonyms of kindly

Adjective

1. benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted, sympathetic

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

Example Sentences:
'was charitable in his opinions of others'
'kindly criticism'
'a kindly act'
'sympathetic words'
'a large-hearted mentor'

2. kindly

pleasant and agreeable

Example Sentences:
'a kindly climate'
'kindly breeze'

Adverb

3. kindly

in a kind manner or out of kindness

Example Sentences:
'He spoke kindly to the boy'
'she kindly overlooked the mistake'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Kindly

see synonyms of kindly
adjective -lier or -liest
1. 
having a sympathetic or warm-hearted nature
2. 
motivated by warm and sympathetic feelings
a kindly act
3. 
pleasant, mild, or agreeable
a kindly climate
4. archaic
natural; normal
adverb
5. 
in a considerate or humane way
6. 
with tolerance or forbearance
he kindly forgave my rudeness
7. 
cordially; pleasantly
he greeted us kindly
8. 
please (often used to express impatience or formality)
will you kindly behave yourself!
9. archaic
in accordance with nature; appropriately
10.  not take kindly to

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Kindly

see synonyms of kindly
adjectiveWord forms: ˈkindlier or ˈkindliest
1. 
kind; gracious; benign
2. 
agreeable; pleasant
a kindly climate
3.  Archaic
natural; native; innate
adverbWord forms: ˈkindlier or ˈkindliest
4. 
in a kind, gracious manner
5. 
agreeably; favorably
6. 
as a courtesy; please
kindly shut the door
see also please
7.  Obsolete
naturally
now only in take kindly to, a) to be naturally attracted to b) to accept willingly

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Kindly

see synonyms of kindly
adj. kind·li·er, kind·li·est
1. Of a sympathetic, helpful, or benevolent nature: a kindly interest; a gentle, kindly soul. See Synonyms at kind1.
2. Agreeable; pleasant: a kindly breeze.
3.
a. Archaic Of or relating to a status derived by legal descent from an ancestor.
b. Obsolete Natural to its kind.
adv.
1. Out of kindness: She kindly overlooked their mistake.
2. In a kind manner: He spoke kindly to us.
3. Pleasantly; agreeably: The sun shone kindly.
4. In an accommodating manner: Would you kindly fill in your name and address?
5. Obsolete In a way or course that is natural; fittingly.

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