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   What does it mean if someone kindly does something?

   • If someone kindly does something for you, they act in a thoughtful and helpful way. He kindly carried our picnic in a rucksack. He had very kindly asked me to the cocktail party that evening. If someone asks you to kindly do something, they are asking you in a way which shows that they have authority over you, or that they are angry with you.

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   Should I use the word 'Kindly do'?

   • Don't use it. I've seen it before, and thought it was a poor choice of words. First of all it says: "Kindly do.." which is worded as a directive. Unless you are someone's boss or writing to someone who has a contractual obligation to you, this is the wrong choice of words. It does not sound like a request but like an order.

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   What does kindly request mean?

   • "Kindly request" is talking about one's own kindness - but we don't usually go around talking about how kind we are: one normally speaks of someone else's kindness. I understand "kindly provide" as a shortened way of saying "Would you please be kind enough to provide" - where you are asking someone else to be kind.

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   Where did the word Kindly come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective kindly is in the Old English period (pre-1150). kindly is of multiple origins. Probably partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: i-cundely adj.; kind n., ‑ly suffix1; kind adj., ‑ly suffix1. kindly limb, n.

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   The meaning of KINDLY is of a sympathetic or generous nature. How to use kindly in a sentence.

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   Stella has very kindly offered to help out with the food for the party. old-fashioned formal. used when asking someone to do something, especially when you are annoyed with them but still want to be polite: You are kindly requested to leave the building. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Kind & thoughtful.

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   Stella has very kindly offered to help out with the food for the party. old-fashioned formal. used when asking someone to do something, especially when you are annoyed with them but still want to be polite: You are kindly requested to leave the building. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Kind & thoughtful.

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   having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people. gentle or mild, as rule or laws. pleasant, agreeable, or benign: kindly climate.

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   If someone kindly does something for you, they act in a thoughtful and helpful way. He kindly carried our picnic in a rucksack. He had very kindly asked me to the cocktail party that evening.

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   KINDLY meaning: 1. in a kind or generous way: 2. used in instructions to mean 'please', usually when you are…. Learn more.

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   What does the adjective kindly mean? There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective kindly, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. kindly has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.