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overkindly

overkindly adjective: excessively kindly.

Adjective

overkindly (comparative more overkindly, superlative most overkindly)

  1. Excessively kindly.

Forms of overkindly

comparativemore overkindly
superlativemost overkindly

Origin of overkindly

From over- + kindly.

Questions about overkindly

What does overkindly mean?
Overkindly means excessively kindly.
What part of speech is overkindly?
Overkindly is an adjective.

Words near overkindly in the dictionary

  1. overkill
  2. overkilled
  3. overkilling
  4. overkills
  5. overkind
  6. overkindly
  7. overkindness
  8. overking
  9. overkingdom
  10. overkingdoms
  11. overkings

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