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[ UK /kˈa‍ɪndli/ ]
[ US /ˈkaɪndɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
    sympathetic words
    kindly criticism
    was charitable in his opinions of others
    a kindly act
    a large-hearted mentor
  2. pleasant and agreeable
    kindly breeze
    a kindly climate
ADVERB
  1. in a kind manner or out of kindness
    she kindly overlooked the mistake
    He spoke kindly to the boy

How To Use kindly In A Sentence

  • We all owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs Stevenson, who kindly donated the money for the project.
  • He had a gentle, kindly manner, twinkling eyes and quick smile, a keen sense of humour and a penetrating wit.
  • But it's a reassuring presence and it grows on you like the frown of a grizzled but kindly uncle. The Sun
  • We may then sum up by saying that Lord Byron generally established on an impregnable rock, guarded by unbending principles, those great virtues to which principles are essential; but that, after making these treasures secure -- for treasures they are to the man of honor and worth -- once having placed them beyond the reach of sensibility and sentiment, he may sometimes have allowed the _lesser virtues_ (within ordinary bonds) such indulgence as flowed from his kindly nature, and such as his youth rendered natural to a feeling heart and ardent imagination. Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English
  • In silhouette or kindly light you might be taken for my, my for your, reflection. The Times Literary Supplement
  • She was a character actress who specialized in either cantankerous or kindly older women for three decades, simply by knitting or unknitting her eyebrows.
  • But the Gods were once more on my side, I took very kindly to flying instruction, but again I was lucky.
  • Jack Clancy of Clancy's Bar has kindly provided generous sponsorship to subsidise transport to Coleraine.
  • she kindly overlooked the mistake
  • If this refers to the references you previously cited then kindly cite the exact data you are using to support your claim that evidence for the cause of protein synthesis is linked to "specialization of function in self-replicators. Bits and Pieces of an RNA World
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