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Definition
friendly — usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite
- He scarce had ended, when themselves appear'd, And from the car descended: welcom'd back With cordial grasp of hands, and friendly words.2.10 — Volume 2 Book 10 (88% in)
- For them the fair-hair'd Hecamede mix'd A cordial potion; her from Tenedos, When by Achilles ta'en, the old man brought; Daughter of great Arsinous, whom the Greeks On him, their sagest councillor, bestow'd.2.11 — Volume 2 Book 11 (73% in)
- To whom thus Agamemnon, King of men: "Son of Laertes, I accept thy speech With cordial welcome: all that thou hast said Is well and wisely spoken; for the oath, I am prepar'd, with willing mind, to swear; Nor in the sight of Heav'n will be forsworn.2.19 — Volume 2 Book 19 (41% in)
There are no more uses of "cordial" in The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Edward).
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