All 3 Uses of
cordial
in
Brave New World
- The chubby red face of Benito Hoover was beaming down at him—beaming with manifest cordiality.†
p. 60.4 *cordiality = friendliness
- "But of course!" he cried, making up for his first hesitations with an excess of noisy cordiality.†
p. 138.9
- So cordially indeed that Bernard felt a sharp pang of jealousy.†
p. 182.5cordially = in a friendly way
Definitions:
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(1)
(cordial as in: a cordial reception) friendly -- usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, "cordial" can refer to a sweet drink. The drink can be non-alcoholic or alcoholic depending upon region and context.