单词 | kindly |
释义 | kindly /kuynd"lee/, adj., kindlier, kindliest, adv. adj. 1. having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people. 2. gentle or mild, as rule or laws. 3. pleasant, agreeable, or benign: kindly climate. 4. favorable, as soil for crops. adv. 5. in a kind manner; with sympathetic or helpful kindness. 6. cordially or heartily: We thank you kindly. 7. obligingly; please: Would you kindly close the door? 8. with liking; favorably: to take kindly to an idea. [bef. 900; ME kyndly (adj. and adv.), OE gecyndelic natural, gecyndelice naturally; see KIND1, -LY] Syn. 1. See kind1. |
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