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kindly

kind·ly [ kndlee ]


adjective  (comparative kind·li·er, superlative kind·li·est)
Definition:
 
1. friendly and generous by nature: sympathetic and kind

2. showing sympathy: arising from or showing a sympathetic and generous nature

3. pleasant: pleasant, mild, or comfortable



adverb 
Definition:
 
1. please: used in polite requests
Kindly take your seats.

2. in kind way: showing kindness and considerateness
He kindly accompanied me home.

3. tolerantly: with tolerance and patience
She kindly disregarded their lack of skill during the first few days.


kind·li·ness noun

Word Usage

Kindly is not restricted just to kindness as such but may also mean, approximately, "please." In either case, it should modify the action or thing wished for, not another part of the sentence. The intention of, for example, May we kindly request that patrons take their seats, is to encourage patrons to be so kind as to sit down. Thus the sentence should be reworded as May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.

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