"kindly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkaɪndli/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-kindly.ogg [General-American] Forms: kindlier [comparative], kindliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪndli Etymology: From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kyndely}} Middle English kyndely, {{m|enm|kyndeliche}} kyndeliche, {{inh|en|ang|cyndelīċ|t=natural, kindly}} Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”), {{suffix|en|kind|ly|id2=adjectival}} kind + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)
  1. Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic. Translations (having a kind personality): εὐμενής (eumenḗs) (Ancient Greek), добър (dobǎr) (Bulgarian), благ (blag) (Bulgarian), laskavý [masculine] (Czech), dobrosrdečný [masculine] (Czech), vriendelijk (Dutch), amema (Esperanto), aminda (Esperanto), ystävällinen (Finnish), hyväntahtoinen (Finnish), mukava (Finnish), კეთილი (ḳetili) (Georgian), გულკეთილი (gulḳetili) (Georgian), კეთილმოსურნე (ḳetilmosurne) (Georgian), bondoso (Portuguese), gentil (Portuguese), amável (Portuguese), до́брый (dóbryj) (Russian), guidwilly (Scots), agradable (Spanish), bondadoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adj-cLGkf6Er Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 21 0 1 8 17 3 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 13 22 3 14 2 4 11 21 5 2 2 Disambiguation of 'having a kind personality': 92 5 3 0
  2. (dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adj-D8ttRsQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 21 0 1 8 17 3 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 25 40 8 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 13 22 3 14 2 4 11 21 5 2 2
  3. (archaic) Lawful. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adj-R3LjY~6x
  4. (obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adj-lcB7ESK2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 21 0 1 8 17 3 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 13 22 3 14 2 4 11 21 5 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kindlily, kindliness, kindly tenant, unkindly

Adverb

IPA: /ˈkaɪndli/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-kindly.ogg [General-American] Forms: kindlier [comparative], more kindly [comparative], kindliest [superlative], most kindly [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪndli Etymology: From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent to kind + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kyndly}} Middle English kyndly, {{m|enm|kyndely}} kyndely, {{m|enm|kyndeliche}} kyndeliche, {{m|enm|kundeliche}} kundeliche, {{inh|en|ang|ġecyndelīċe}} Old English ġecyndelīċe, {{suf|en|kind|ly|id2=adverbial}} kind + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} kindly (comparative kindlier or more kindly, superlative kindliest or most kindly)
  1. In a kind manner, out of kindness. Synonyms (in a kind manner): thoughtfully Translations (in a kind manner): любезно (ljubezno) (Bulgarian), приветливо (privetlivo) (Bulgarian), amablement (Catalan), laskavě (Czech), mile (Czech), srdečně (Czech), vlídně (Czech), venlig (Danish), vriendelijk (Dutch), beminnelijk (Dutch), afable (Esperanto), aminde (Esperanto), ystävällisesti (Finnish), hyväntahtoisesti (Finnish), gentillement (French), aimablement (French), gentiment (French), freundlicherweise (German), liebenswürdig (German), gentilmente (Italian), esiliche (Middle English), gentilmente (Portuguese), благожелательно (blagoželatelʹno) (Russian), добродушно (dobrodušno) (Russian), कृपया (kṛpayā) (Sanskrit), bondadosamente (Spanish), nazikçe (Turkish), binamêymint (Walloon), amiståvmint (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-lLPWImSR Disambiguation of 'in a kind manner': 80 17 1 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in a kind manner': 80 17 1 1 1 0 0
  2. In a favourable way.
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-bp3PJRuB
  3. Used to make a polite request: please. Synonyms (used to make polite requests): be so kind as to, please Translations (used to make polite requests): моля (molja) (Bulgarian), laskavě (Czech), venligst (Danish), bonvole (Esperanto), veuillez (French), Bitte (German), kérem (Hungarian), legyen szíves (Hungarian), legyen kedves (Hungarian), szíveskedjék (Hungarian), kérjük (Hungarian), szíveskedjenek (Hungarian), legyenek kedvesek (Hungarian), legyenek szívesek (Hungarian), per piacere (Italian), volete (Italian), будьте любезны (bud'te lyubezny) [plural] (Russian), извольте (izvol'te) [plural] (Russian), будьте добры (bud'te dobry) [plural] (Russian), lütfen (Turkish), s' i vs plait (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-DrjWSkQ9 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 13 22 3 14 2 4 11 21 5 2 2 Disambiguation of 'used to make polite requests': 0 1 90 9 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'used to make polite requests': 0 1 90 9 0 0 0
  4. (US) With kind acceptance; used with take. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-NHW8xggb Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 21 0 1 8 17 3 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 13 22 3 14 2 4 11 21 5 2 2
  5. (dialectal) Kind of, somewhat. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-Ct7fagTS
  6. (archaic) Readily. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-updaCWM4
  7. (obsolete) Naturally. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-kindly-en-adv-AMDJfRWO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: take kindly
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1833, John Henry Newman, Lead, kindly Light",
          "text": "Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom, / ⁠Lead Thou me on",
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          "text": "Aguero was quick to block Hennessey's attempted clearance and the ball bounced kindly to Dzeko, who had the simplest of tasks to put City ahead.",
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        }
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        "In a favourable way."
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          "text": "Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Kindly move your car out of the front yard.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "text": "Well, I called me wife and I said to her: Will you kindly tell to me / Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?",
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          "word": "моля"
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          "word": "venligst"
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          "word": "Bitte"
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          "word": "volete"
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        {
          "text": "I don't take kindly to threats.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.",
          "type": "example"
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        "(US) With kind acceptance; used with take."
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        "Kind of, somewhat."
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        "(dialectal) Kind of, somewhat."
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        "Readily."
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        "(archaic) Readily."
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        "Naturally."
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        "(obsolete) Naturally."
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      "word": "stern"
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Irish translations",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪndli",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪndli/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kindlily"
    },
    {
      "word": "kindliness"
    },
    {
      "word": "kindly tenant"
    },
    {
      "word": "unkindly"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "kyndeliche"
      },
      "expansion": "kyndeliche",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "cyndelīċ",
        "t": "natural, kindly"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kindlier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindliest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)",
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    }
  ],
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    "kind‧ly"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "English terms with quotations",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 July 28, Christian Wolmar, “Forgotten by the railways, but ripe for the exploring”, in RAIL, number 936, page 34",
          "text": "This was the first long train journey I ever took, and the details remain in my memory as sharply as if they had taken place last week. Hopping on the Circle Line to King's Cross, boarding the compartmentalised train, the kindly ticket inspectors, and every station where the Grimsby express stopped (in those days it didn't go through to Cleethorpes).",
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        }
      ],
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        "Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ],
        [
          "warmhearted",
          "warm-hearted"
        ],
        [
          "sympathetic",
          "sympathetic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1833, John Henry Newman, Lead, kindly Light",
          "text": "Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom, / ⁠Lead Thou me on",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Favourable",
          "favourable"
        ],
        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "pleasant",
          "pleasant"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ],
        [
          "auspicious",
          "auspicious"
        ],
        [
          "beneficent",
          "beneficent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lawful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Lawful",
          "lawful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Lawful."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Natural; inherent to the kind or race."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Natural",
          "natural"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪndli/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪndli"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/En-us-kindly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "compassionate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "benignant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "good-hearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "kind"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "kindhearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "humane"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "softhearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "sympathetic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "tender"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "tenderhearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "warmhearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "attentive"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "considerate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "thoughtful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "affable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "benign"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "cordial"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "friendly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "gentle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "good"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "good-natured"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "good-tempered"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "gracious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "mild"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "nice"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "pleasant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "clement"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "forbearing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "forgiving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "lenient"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "merciful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "soft"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "patient"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "pitying"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "tolerant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "understanding"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "altruistic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "brotherly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "generous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "charitable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "greathearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "humanitarian"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "magnanimous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "noble"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "openhearted"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "philanthropic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "unselfish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:kindly",
      "word": "unsparing"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobǎr",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "добър"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blag",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "благ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laskavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dobrosrdečný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "vriendelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "amema"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "aminda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "ystävällinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "hyväntahtoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "mukava"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳetili",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "კეთილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gulḳetili",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "გულკეთილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳetilmosurne",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "კეთილმოსურნე"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eumenḗs",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "εὐμενής"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "bondoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "gentil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "amável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dóbryj",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "до́брый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "guidwilly"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "agradable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a kind personality",
      "word": "bondadoso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kindly"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪndli",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪndli/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "take kindly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "kyndly"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "kyndely"
      },
      "expansion": "kyndely",
      "name": "m"
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        "2": "kyndeliche"
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "kundeliche"
      },
      "expansion": "kundeliche",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ġecyndelīċe"
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      "expansion": "Old English ġecyndelīċe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kind",
        "3": "ly",
        "id2": "adverbial"
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      "name": "suf"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent to kind + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kindlier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more kindly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindliest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most kindly",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "er",
        "2": "more"
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      "expansion": "kindly (comparative kindlier or more kindly, superlative kindliest or most kindly)",
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    }
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    "kind‧ly"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "In a kind manner, out of kindness."
      ],
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          "kind"
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        [
          "kindness",
          "kindness"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Aguero was quick to block Hennessey's attempted clearance and the ball bounced kindly to Dzeko, who had the simplest of tasks to put City ahead.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a favourable way."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "favourable",
          "favourable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Kindly move your car out of the front yard.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "a. 1770s, Traditional (lyrics and music), “Seven Drunken Nights ”, performed by The Dubliners",
          "text": "Well, I called me wife and I said to her: Will you kindly tell to me / Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to make a polite request: please."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "please",
          "please"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't take kindly to threats.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "With kind acceptance; used with take."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) With kind acceptance; used with take."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Kind of, somewhat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Kind of",
          "kind of"
        ],
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) Kind of, somewhat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Readily."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Readily",
          "readily"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Readily."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Naturally."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Naturally",
          "naturally"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Naturally."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪndli/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪndli"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "thoughtfully"
    },
    {
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "be so kind as to"
    },
    {
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "please"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ljubezno",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "любезно"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "privetlivo",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "приветливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "amablement"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "laskavě"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "mile"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "srdečně"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "vlídně"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "venlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "vriendelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "beminnelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "afable"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "aminde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "ystävällisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "hyväntahtoisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "gentillement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "aimablement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "gentiment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "freundlicherweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "liebenswürdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "gentilmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "esiliche"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "gentilmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagoželatelʹno",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "благожелательно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobrodušno",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "добродушно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kṛpayā",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "कृपया"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "bondadosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "nazikçe"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "binamêymint"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "in a kind manner",
      "word": "amiståvmint"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "molja",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "моля"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "laskavě"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "venligst"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "bonvole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "veuillez"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "Bitte"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "kérem"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "legyen szíves"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "legyen kedves"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "szíveskedjék"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "kérjük"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "szíveskedjenek"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "legyenek kedvesek"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "legyenek szívesek"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "per piacere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "volete"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bud'te lyubezny",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "будьте любезны"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvol'te",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "извольте"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bud'te dobry",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "будьте добры"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "lütfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "used to make polite requests",
      "word": "s' i vs plait"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kindly"
}

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