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kindly
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ka?ndli/
Etymology 1
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndel?? (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adjective
kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)
- Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- The shade by which my life was crossed […] has made me kindly with my kind.
- (dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
- (archaic) Lawful.
- (obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
- the kindly fruits of the earth
- November 5, 1609, Lancelot Andrewes, A Sermon Preached before the King's Majesty at Whitehall
- Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.
Derived terms
- kindlily
- kindliness
- kindly tenant
- unkindly
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ?ecyndel??e, equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adverb
kindly (comparative more kindly, superlative most kindly)
- In a kind manner, out of kindness.
- In a favourable way.
- Used to make a polite request: please.
- (US) With kind acceptance; used with take.
- (dialectal) Kind of, somewhat.
- (archaic) Readily.
- (obsolete) Naturally.
Usage notes
- (please): Kindly is used in a slightly more peremptory way than please. It is generally used to introduce a request with which the person addressed is expected to comply, and takes the edge off what would otherwise be a command.
- (with kind acceptance): This sense is a negative polarity item; it is usually found in questions and negative statements, as in the above example sentences.
Synonyms
- (in a kind manner): thoughtfully
- (used to make polite requests): be so kind as to, please
Derived terms
- take kindly
Translations
Further reading
- “kindly”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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merrily
English
Etymology
From Middle English merily, from Old English myri?l??e; equivalent to merry +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m???li/
- Hyphenation: mer?ri?ly
Adverb
merrily (comparative more merrily, superlative most merrily)
- In a cheerful or merry way.
- Ariell:
- Where the Bee ?ucks, there ?uck I,
- In a Cowslips bell, I lie,
- There I cowch when Owles doe crie,
- On the Batts backe I doe flie
- ? after Sommer merrily.
- Merrily, merrily, ?hall I liue now
- Vnder the blo??om that hangs on the Bow.
Translations
merrily From the web:
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- what does merely mean
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- what does merrily mean in music
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