kindly

Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.

A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.

The shade by which my life was crost, […] Has made me kindly with my kind

Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.

Ye Heav'ns! from high the devvy nectar pour, / And in ſoft ſilence ſhed the kindly ſhovv'r!

His Brothers' wisdom or their love— / But calmly from the spot withdrew; / The like endeavours to renew, / should e'er a kindlier time ensue.

Lawful.

Natural; inherent to the kind or race.

the kindly fruits of the earth

An heard of Bulles, whom kindly rage doth sting,

In a kind manner, out of kindness.

He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.

Because I could not stop for Death, / He kindly stopped for me; / The carriage held but just ourselves / And Immortality.

In a favourable way.

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.

Used to make a polite request: please.

Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.

May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.

With kind acceptance; used with take.

I don't take kindly to threats.

Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.

Kind of, somewhat.