showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others"
"kindly criticism"
"a kindly act"
"sympathetic words"
"a large-hearted mentor"
Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
"The kindly old neighbor always shared her homemade cookies and offered words of comfort to anyone who needed them."
In plain English: Kindly means being nice and polite to other people.
"She kindly helped me carry my heavy bag up the stairs."
Usage: Use the adjective form to describe someone with a gentle and sympathetic nature rather than using it as an adverb in polite requests. Avoid confusing this descriptive term with phrases like "please" which function solely to make demands more courteous.
in a kind manner or out of kindness
"He spoke kindly to the boy"
"she kindly overlooked the mistake"
In a kind manner, out of kindness.
"She kindly offered to carry my heavy bags down the stairs."
In plain English: Kindly means doing something nice and gentle for someone else without making them feel uncomfortable.
"Please kindly wait while I finish my call."
Kindly comes from the Middle English word kyndely, which was derived from an Old English term meaning "natural." This adjective entered modern usage by combining the root for nature with a suffix that creates adverbs or descriptive words, eventually evolving into its current sense of being gentle and considerate.