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genial
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genial as in:  a genial personality

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  • ...the genial host again.  (source)
    genial = friendly and good-natured
  • In the first act the author genially outlines the history of the town,  (source)
    genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner
  • "I read somewhere that the sun's getting hotter every year," said Tom genially.  (source)
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  • She smiled and smiled, largely because she was naturally genial and on her good behavior here, but incidentally because Clyde was who he was.  (source)
    genial = friendly and good-natured
  • He smiled genially.  (source)
    genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner
  • Leprechauns in general were not known for their geniality.†  (source)
  • —I did not quite like your looks on Tuesday, but it was an ungenial morning; and though you will never own being affected by weather, I think every body feels a north-east wind.†  (source)
    ungenial = not friendly and good-natured
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in ungenial means not and reverses the meaning of genial. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
  • "Why, Rachel," Leah would say, "you run this place with such genialness and vivacity!†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
  • His mood isn't what you'd call genial, but he's alert.†  (source)
    genial = friendly and good-natured
  • It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible.†  (source)
    genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner
  • The eyes behind the steel-rimmed glasses did not convey geniality; they were sharp and cold.†  (source)
  • Depend on my care to see that your youth is not blighted, or suffered to pass away in ungenial solitude; and of this be well assured, that if you love me as a father, I love you as a child.†  (source)
    ungenial = not friendly and good-natured
  • He recalled a genial woodsman from the village of Petrovskoye, for instance, who had been hit in the head in the prime of his life by a falling limb.†  (source)
    genial = friendly and good-natured
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