Etymograph

English

kindlily

From kindly + -ly.

Formed from kindly + -ly

Old English cynde ‘innate’

Old English cyndelīċ ‘natural, kindly’

Middle English kyndely ‘Natural, normal, unexceptional’

English kindly

Today it means

adv In a kindly manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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