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"kindly" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often graciously (10 letters).
Definitions
in a kind manner or out of kindness
Word origin
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.”
“The shade by which my life was crost, […] Has made me kindly with my kind”
“Ye Heav'ns! from high the devvy nectar pour, / And in ſoft ſilence ſhed the kindly ſhovv'r!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Warmly helpful”6 letters
02“In a nice way”6 letters
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