All 3 Uses
cordial
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
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- If you want to know anything more about that, you can get in touch with Reverend Walker about it, although I'm afraid he won't be likely to show much cordiality to you.†
Scene 1.1cordiality = friendliness
- Blanche: I understand there's to be a little card party to which we ladies are cordially not invited.†
Scene 3.2 *cordially = in a friendly way
- Yes, but not cordial.†
Scene 1.2
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) Less commonly, "cordial" can refer to a sweet drink. The drink can be non-alcoholic or alcoholic depending upon region and context.