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kinly

kinly adjective: involving or characteristic of kinship.

Adjective

kinly (comparative more kinly, superlative most kinly)

  1. Involving or characteristic of kinship.
    • Among the unrelated lodgers in Kaloleni we have an interesting contrast which is pointed out by Luo themselves and which is used to substantiate the distinction which they hold between those whom I may call kinly and unkinly friends.1978, David J. Parkin, The Cultural Definition of Political Response
    • On this occasion, the acting president and the new Thai ambassador talked of a number of matters, in particular the development of the kinly and neighbourly relations between the peoples of Laos and Thailand.1989, Daily Report: East Asia - Volumes 89-249, page 42

Forms of kinly

comparativemore kinly
superlativemost kinly

Origin of kinly

From kin + -ly.

Questions about kinly

What does kinly mean?
Kinly means involving or characteristic of kinship.
What part of speech is kinly?
Kinly is an adjective.

Words near kinly in the dictionary

  1. Kinlocheil
  2. Kinlochewe
  3. Kinlochleven
  4. Kinloid
  5. Kinloss
  6. kinly
  7. Kinman
  8. Kinmans
  9. Kinmel Bay
  10. Kinmel Bay and Towyn
  11. Kinmen

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