3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kindly \Kind"ly\, a. [Compar. {Kindlier}; superl. {Kindliest}.]
[AS. cyndelic See {Kind}, n. ]
1. According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.]
The kindly fruits of the earth. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting.
--Spenser.
Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do it is kindly
for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.
--L. Andrews.
2. Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence disposed to do good
to benevolent; gracious; kind helpful; as kindly
affections, words acts etc
The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . Has
made me kindly with my kind --Tennyson.
3. Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
In soft silence shed the kindly shower. --Pope.
Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. --Wordsworth.
Note: ``Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was
simply the adjective of kind But it is God's ordinance
that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the
word as well and thus the word has attained this
meaning.'' --Trench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kindly \Kind"ly\, adv
1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix
and incorporate with the English language --Addison.
2. In a kind manner; congenially; with good will with a
disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly
love. --Rom. xii.
10.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
kindly
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding; "was
charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly
criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words" [syn:
{charitable}, {sympathetic}]
2: generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to
help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an
openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {good-hearted}, {kind},
{openhearted}]
3: pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
adv : in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the
boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: {unkindly}]
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