[Vocabulary] Kind or kindly?

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Machi P.

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Hello, everyone!
I read the following as a part of the acknowledgements section in the identity of a Greek book translated into English.
"Our special thanks to A.Publishers for their kindly permission to use extracts...".
I wonder if the use of 'kindly' is correct. I know 'kindly' is not only an adverb but also an adjective, but is it correct to say 'kindly permission' - instead of 'kind permisssion'?
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It doesn't work for me- I would only use kind there.
 

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Welcome to the forum, Machi P.

You are right to think that 'kind permission' is correct.
 

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Thank you for your prompt reply!
 

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There's no need to write thank you posts, Machi.

Just click the Thank button in the bottom left corner of each post.
 

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It may seem strange to ask people not to post thanks when they are just being polite, but it fills the new messages, while a click on the Thanks link allows people to look at new questions.
 
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