Both Uses of
cordial
in
Gone with the Wind
- Frightened as she was of the shells, she'd rather stay in Atlanta than go to Macon, for she hated old Mrs. Burr cordially.†
Chpt 3.18 *
- It was hard to say which class was more cordially hated by the settled citizenry, the impractical Yankee schoolmarms or the Scallawags, but the balance probably fell with the latter.†
Chpt 5.49
Definition:
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(cordial as in: a cordial reception) friendly -- usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite