Kinded

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Handled or managed in a way that is described by an adjective like 'good,' 'ill,' or 'rough'
2. Addressed or received treatment of a particular sort, as indicated by a modifying word
3. Treated in a manner characterized by the adjective that precedes it

Etymology: "Kinded" is the past participle of the archaic verb "kind," meaning to beget or bring forth young. That verb comes from Old English "gecyndan," which was formed from "cynd," nature or origin, and that noun is the same root that gave the everyday adjective "kind" its older sense of "natural" or "of one's own nature." Its older uses carry that sense of inherited nature. A "kinded" creature was one brought into being according to its kind, so the participle points back to the idea of family and lineage that also sits behind "kin." The verb is now rare outside older writing and dictionaries of archaic English, so most readers will meet it only in historical texts.