■ adverb
1》 in a kind manner.
2》 please (used in a polite request): will you ~ sign this letter.
■ adjective ( kindlier , kindliest ) kind and gentle.
Phrases
look ~ on regard sympathetically.
not take ~ to not welcome or be pleased by.
take something ~ like or be pleased by something.
thank someone ~ thank someone very much.
Origin
OE: adverb from gecyndelīce 'naturally, characteristically' (see kind 2 , -ly 2 ); adjective from gecyndelīc 'natural' (see kind 1 , -ly 1 ).