All 3 Uses of
cordial
in
The Great Gatsby
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from another.†
p. 40.3 *cordials = a type of drink
- Welcome or not, I found it necessary to attach myself to some one before I should begin to address cordial remarks to the passers-by.†
p. 42.7
- Mr. Sloane didn't enter into the conversation, but lounged back haughtily in his chair; the woman said nothing either — until unexpectedly, after two highballs, she became cordial.†
p. 102.6
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.