Both Uses of
genial
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- He met his visitor with an apparently genial and good-tempered air, and it was only after a few minutes that Raskolnikov saw signs of a certain awkwardness in him, as though he had been thrown out of his reckoning or caught in something very secret.†
Chpt 4.5 *genial = friendly and good-natured
- "Yes, I do," went on Porfiry, touching Raskolnikov's arm genially, "you must take care of your illness.†
Chpt 4.5genially = in a friendly, good-natured manner