genialin a sentence
genial as in: a genial personality
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She sent a genial messenger with a tough message.genial = friendly
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"Just a minute, sir," said Atticus genially. (source)genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner
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"Here you are in your solitary splendor," he went on genially. (source)
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...the genial host again. (source)genial = friendly and good-natured
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In the first act the author genially outlines the history of the town, (source)genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner
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"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
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He smiled genially. (source)genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner
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Leprechauns in general were not known for their geniality.† (source)
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—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-naturedstandard 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.
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"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.
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His mood isn't what you'd call genial, but he's alert.† (source)genial = friendly and good-natured
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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
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The eyes behind the steel-rimmed glasses did not convey geniality; they were sharp and cold.† (source)
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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
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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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