Definitions for kindly
ˈkaɪnd likind·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

   "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

2. kindly(adverb)

   pleasant and agreeable

   "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"

3. kindly(adverb)

   in a kind manner or out of kindness

   "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. kindly(Adverb)

   In a kind manner, out of kindness.

   He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.

2. kindly(Adverb)

   in a favourable way.

3. kindly(Adverb)

   Please; .

4. kindly(Adverb)

   With kind acceptance; .

5. kindly(Adjective)

   Having a kind personality.

   A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Kindly(noun)

   according to the kind or nature; natural

   Etymology: [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]

2. Kindly(noun)

   humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc

   Etymology: [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]

3. Kindly(noun)

   favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent

   Etymology: [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]

4. Kindly(adverb)

   naturally; fitly

   Etymology: [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]

5. Kindly(adverb)

   in a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige

   Etymology: [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Kindly

   kīnd′li, adj. natural: benevolent: (orig.) belonging to the kind or race.—n. Kind′liness.—adv. Kind′ly.—adj. Kind′ly-nā′tured.—Kindly tenant (Scot.), a tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. kindly

   In a kind manner.

   They kindly help their neighbours when it is necessary and vital.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 23, 2020  

How to pronounce kindly?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kindly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kindly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of kindly in a Sentence

1. Bob Gray:

   I'll just give you an example, if you're running and you walk doors, you kindly knock on a door and if you have a good conversation you ask if you can put a yard sign in the yard and sometimes that works. Well, they've got the Hillary (Clinton) voting list and they're just having large teams, many from out of state, walk through and they're just putting signs in every yard of a Hillary voter. And you wake up in the morning and you don't like the sign, maybe you throw it away. But the vast majority of the people are just leaving the sign up, which is creating a sense of energy that's unrealistic.

2. Kasetsart University:

   King Maha Vajiralongkorn kindly wished that Khun Thong Daeng's lineage be extended so that the people may remember late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Khun Thong Daeng.

3. James Andrew Lewis:

   They got rid of cyber coordinator... They lost that central coordination, doJ, DoD won't look kindly on CISA telling them what to do. It's better than it used to be but they're in a hard spot politically.

4. William Wordsworth:

   I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive like a wildflower when these favour, and when they do not, it is in vain to look for it.

5. Mark Twain:

   I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

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