kindly adj. (AYL. II. iii. 53* (a) natural, proper, (b) agreeable, pleasant; 2H4 IV. v. 82 k.* tears (a) natural, not forced, (b) naturally shed for a father; cf. sense 2)
1.
innate,
inherent
Tim. II. ii. 227
“ warmth.”
2.
natural (as belonging
to a father)
Ado IV. i. 75
“fatherly and kindly
power.”
3.
appropriate, fitting
1H6 III. i. 131.
4.
benign Ant. II. v. 78*
“kindly
creatures.”
