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Kindly

adv.kind, calmwarm

What it means

With considerate warmth, or as a courteous marker before a request.

Reach for it when describing gentle help or softening a formal instruction

The guide kindly slowed the tour so the youngest visitor could keep up.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    please

    a natural courteous request is wanted

    not when Please is more conversational and less official than kindly.

  • everyday

    thoughtfully

    help reflects attention to a particular need

    not when Thoughtfully stresses planning rather than warmth.

  • warm

    gently

    soft handling or wording prevents distress

    not when Gentle action can be careful without personal consideration.

  • warm

    warmly

    friendliness and affection are felt

    not when Warmly does not guarantee useful action.

  • professional

    courteously

    the request's manner is being described

    not when Courteously cannot directly introduce an instruction.

  • formal

    graciously

    good manners remain generous under inconvenience

    not when Graciously sounds ceremonial for a simple favor.

Said against

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  • harshly
  • rudely
  • unkindly

It naturally appears in

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  • kindly offered

    She kindly offered to guide the visitors back to the station.

  • kindly note

    Kindly note that the west entrance closes at six.

  • kindly remember

    Kindly remember to label any food containing nuts.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.