kindly
adjective/ˈkaɪndli/
/ˈkaɪndli/
[only before noun] (especially old-fashioned or literary)- kind and caring
- The doctor was a quiet, kindly man.
- The teachers were generally gentle and kindly.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryKindly is used with these nouns:- eye
- manner
- soul
- …
Word OriginOld English: adverb from gecyndelīce ‘naturally, characteristically’ (see the adjective kind, -ly); adjective from gecyndelīc ‘natural’ (see the noun kind, -ly).Definitions on the go
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