kindlyadverb
uk/ˈkaɪnd.li/us/ˈkaɪnd.li/B1 in a kind way:
Stella has very kindly offered to help out with the food for the party.
old-fashioned formal used when asking someone to do something, especially when you are annoyed with them but still want to be polite:
You are kindly requested to leave the building.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Kind & thoughtful
- accommodating
- attentive
- avuncular
- be all heart idiom
- be big of sb idiom
- benign
- consideration
- diplomatic
- fatherly
- good-hearted
- good-natured
- goodwill
- gracious
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- obliging
- open-hearted
- supportive
- well meant
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Polite expressions
Idiom(s)
not take kindly to sth
kindlyadjective
uk/ˈkaɪnd.li/us/ˈkaɪnd.li/old-fashionedA kindly person or action is a kind one:
a kindly old lady
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Kind & thoughtful
- accommodating
- attentive
- avuncular
- be all heart idiom
- be big of sb idiom
- benign
- consideration
- diplomatic
- fatherly
- good-hearted
- good-natured
- goodwill
- gracious
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- obliging
- open-hearted
- supportive
- well meant
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