kinly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Involving or characteristic of kinship.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "I nod foolish at these brown ermanos. Feel some kinly warming to them, children who ain't kill myself."
Etymology
From kin + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more kinly (comparative)
most kinly (superlative)