▪ please (used in a polite request or demand, often ironically):"will you kindly sign the enclosed copy of this letter"Similarpleaseif you pleaseif you would be so goodif you wouldn't mindhave the goodness toprays'il vous plaîtarchaic:prithee
adjective
1. kind, warm-hearted, or gentle:"he was a quiet, kindly man"
Word OriginOld English: adverb from gecyndelīce ‘naturally, characteristically’ (see kind2, -ly2); adjective from gecyndelīc ‘natural’ (see kind1, -ly1).