kindly

kindly is an Adverb

Definition:

[1] According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.] The kindly fruits of the earth. Book of Com. Prayer. An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. Spenser. 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.

[2] Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly affections, words, acts, etc. The shade by which my life was crossed, . . . Has made me kindly with my kind. Tennyson.

[3] Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent. In soft silence shed the kindly shower. Pope. Should e`er a kindlier time ensue. Wordsworth.