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Cordial

adjective

Diffusing warmth and friendliness. Synonyms: affable, amiable, genial. "An amiable gathering" , "Cordial relations" , "A cordial greeting" , "A genial host"

Politely warm and friendly.

Sincerely or intensely felt. "A cordial abhorrence of waste"

noun

Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal. Synonym: liqueur.

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"Cordial" Quotes from Famous Books

... quoted above rejoices in the effort now making to unite the two Congregational bodies in Georgia on that basis. We trust that effort may be successful, for we believe that such a union is essential to recognition by the National Council and to the cordial fellowship of the Congregational churches. The Georgia Association, ever since its organization in 1878, has been recognized and represented in every subsequent meeting of the National Council, and we ...

— The American Missionary, Vol. 43, No. 7, July, 1889 • Various

... more polite and cordial; he probably knew everything about the whole matter, but he did not betray his knowledge. How much was the yacht worth, did Mr. Henriksen think? Irgens had come to him with a request that he take charge ...

— Shallow Soil • Knut Hamsun

... friend's behalf. Whatever the motive, from fear or gratitude, Auguste Ballet was persuaded to make a will leaving Dr. Edme Samuel Castaing the whole of his fortune, subject to a few trifling legacies. But Auguste's feelings towards his sole legatee were no longer cordial. To one or two of his friends he expressed his ...

— A Book of Remarkable Criminals • H. B. Irving

... Here was a cordial reception and hospitality galore. "Make yourselves comfortable"—in Hotel "Dame Nature!" Well, we were all weary enough to accept the hospitality. We turned into the adjacent field, "stacked arms," and in a jiffy were rolled up in our blankets and sound asleep. The mattresses ...

— War from the Inside • Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock

... America in 1885 he withdrew gradually from his former active life. Occasionally he wrote and lectured, and several times he made trips to England where he always received a cordial welcome. It was in his much loved Elmwood that death came to ...

— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 • Charles H. Sylvester

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