kindful

adj — 3 senses

kindful

adj

Etymology From Middle English kindeful, kyndeful, equivalent to kind + -ful.

1

Obsolete Natural.

2

UK, Dialectal Of, relating to, or denoting a specified kind or sort; kindly.

"Men and women, horses and asses, sheep and oxen, and all kindiful things"1830, Robert Forby, The vocabulary of East Anglia:

3

Of natural disposition or affections; kind.

The lady who was then in charge of the school, manifested a kindful feeling towards her, and imparted the best [...]1856, Wesleyan Methodist missionary society, The Wesleyan juvenile offering:

Antonyms: kindless

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