/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 KIND 1 , -LY ]
Syn. 1. See kind 1 .