different between kindly vs profuse
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).
kindly From the web:
- what kindly means
- what kind
- what kind of dog is scooby doo
- what kind of phone do i have
- what kind of fish is dory
- what kind of car is lightning mcqueen
- what kind of animal is goofy
- what kind of dog is snoopy
profuse
English
Etymology
From Latin profusus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???fju?s/
- Rhymes: -u?s
Adjective
profuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)
- In great quantity or abundance; liberal or generous to the point of excess.
Translations
Verb
profuse (third-person singular simple present profuses, present participle profusing, simple past and past participle profused)
- (obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.fyz/
- Homophone: profuses
Adjective
profuse
- feminine singular of profus
Italian
Verb
profuse
- third-person singular past historic of profondere
profuse
- feminine plural of profuso
Latin
Adjective
prof?se
- vocative masculine singular of prof?sus
References
- profuse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profuse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- profuse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
profuse From the web:
- what profusely means
- what profuse sweating means
- what profuse bleeding mean
- what's profuse bleeding
- what profuse secretion of sweat called
- profusely what does that mean
- profuse what is the definition
- what causes profuse sweating
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- kindly vs profuse
- raging vs wild
- bulky vs monstrous
- philanthropy vs payment
- constancy vs staunchness
- dispassionate vs insensible
- brownie vs sprite
- deviation vs modification
- discredit vs smear
- indolent vs enervated
- congregation vs party
- lavish vs bounteous
- beginning vs birth
- handle vs pinch
- analogous vs correlative
- cool vs unimpressible
- whack vs cuff
- shameless vs contemptuous
- learner vs undergraduate
- series vs cycle