Both Uses of
convivial
in
Hiroshima
- At fifty he was healthy, convivial, and calm, and he was pleased to pass the evenings drinking whisky with friends, always sensibly and for the sake of conversation.
Chpt 1 *convivial = fond of the pleasures of good company
- DR. MASAKAZU FUJII A CONVIVIAL MAN, fifty years old, Dr. Fujii enjoyed the company of foreigners, and as his practice in the Kaitaichi clinic rolled comfortably along, it was his pleasure, in the evenings, to ply members of the occupying forces with a seemingly endless supply of Suntory whiskey that he somehow laid hands on.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(convivial) friendly and fun -- especially (when of a person) fond of the pleasures of good company