kindly
kind‧ly1 /ˈkaɪndli/ 
adverb
SYN generously
kindly offer/agree/give etc
Mr Nunn has kindly agreed to let us use his barn for the dance.
2. not take kindly to something to be unwilling to accept a situation because it annoys you:
She does not take kindly to criticism.
3. look kindly on somebody/something to approve of someone or something:
Jimmy would probably not look too kindly on our request.
4. spoken formal a word meaning ‘please’, which is often used when you are annoyed:
Will you kindly put that book back?
kindly2 adjective old-fashioned
Mrs Gardiner was a kindly old soul.
—kindliness noun [uncountable]
| I |
adverb Word Family: adjective: kind ≠ unkind, kindly; noun: kindness ≠ unkindness; adverb: kindly ≠ unkindly
1. in a kind way SYN generously
kindly offer/agree/give etc
2. not take kindly to something to be unwilling to accept a situation because it annoys you:
3. look kindly on somebody/something to approve of someone or something:
4. spoken formal a word meaning ‘please’, which is often used when you are annoyed:
| II |
adjective old-fashioned Word Family: adjective: kind ≠ unkind, kindly; noun: kindness ≠ unkindness; adverb: kindly ≠ unkindly
kind and caring for other people: —kindliness noun [uncountable]