kindlier

When the hour through which we are living is whispering a bitter message, we recall the kindlier messages of other hours and say that we have much for which we ought to be thankful.

The Threshold Grace Percy C. Ainsworth

The poorer the poet the kindlier is the treatment he receives.

Obiter Dicta Second Series Augustine Birrell 1891

Now, as he took his seat among his passengers at that new Victorian social arrangement, the captain's table, he became a kindlier and nobler father figure.

Why must a captain never leave a sinking ship? 2012

The Voice, already a hit in the US, offers a twist on the standard talent show by supposedly adopting a kindlier and less image-obsessed approach to its performers.

The Voice: a kinder, gentler talent show that's sending the BBC and ITV to war 2011

Look thou forward where the sunshine from a kindlier heaven slips,

City and Village 2010

Mr. Sarnoff looks and sounds like Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm ," albeit a kindlier and gentler version.

Chow With the ROMEOWs Sumathi Reddy 2011

His creative input mostly involved the kindlier members of the cast being gored to death, struck over the head with a skillet or exposed by the News of the World.

Radio review: A Month in Ambridge 2012

  We prefer to imagine ourselves bringing the best (of values and intentions) to a backward, ignorant world and so invariably make ourselves sound far kindlier than we are.

Gods and Monsters: Fighting American Wars From on High 2010

I've convinced myself that my motives are pure — that I have a kindlier version of the Mark Twain-James Fenimore Cooper relationship with my writers, constantly saving them from using words inaccurately.

Our 'Pragmatic,' 'Ebullient' Year of 'Austerity' Andrew Flynn 2010

In one of his kindlier moments, Tucker responds to Foster's double-speak, "Climb the mountain of conflict," accusing him of being a "Nazi Julie Andrews."

Brad Schreiber: In the Loop: Bitter Brit Political Comedy with Bite 2009