in a kind manner; please (used as a polite request)
from Old English gecyndelic, from gecynd meaning nature or kind
When you act 'kindly,' you're literally acting according to your 'kind' or nature - the word assumes that being helpful is our natural state!
Kindly' has been used to soften women's directives and requests, often infantilizing them; men rarely told to 'kindly' ask for basic needs.
Use as straightforward courtesy word; avoid pressuring marginalized people to soften reasonable requests.
["please","if you would"]
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