a.
The kindly fruits of the earth. Book of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. L. Andrews. [ 1913 Webster ]
The shade by which my life was crossed, . . .
Has made me kindly with my kind. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
In soft silence shed the kindly shower. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Should e'er a kindlier time ensue. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ “Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning.” Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. Rom. xii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]