All 14 Uses
cordial
in
Little Women
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- When she went home, he walked with her to her own gate, shook hands cordially, and touched his hat as he marched back again, looking very stately and erect, like a handsome, soldierly old gentleman, as he was.†
p. 68.5 *cordially = in a friendly way
- But he did, and his own changed again from that momentary anxiety to its usual expression, as he said cordially... "I fear I shall not make the time for that, but I wish the friend much success, and you all happiness.†
p. 387.6
- With praiseworthy discretion, the good lady said nothing, and betrayed no sign of enlightenment, but cordially urged Laurie to stay and begged Amy to enjoy his society, for it would do her more good than so much solitude.†
p. 463.1
- Laurie ran to meet and present them to his friends in the most cordial manner.†
p. 130.7
- On the lawn where it had gathered, the little party separated with cordial good nights and good-bys, for the Vaughns were going to Canada.†
p. 146.1
- In came Amy, quite calm and delightfully cordial to the one guest who had kept her promise.†
p. 283.3
- The little girls hailed Amy and her treasures with delight, which cordial reception somewhat soothed her perturbed spirit, and she fell to work, determined to succeed florally, if she could not artistically.†
p. 323.3
- Her mother gave her an extra cordial cup of tea.†
p. 326.2
- Amy spoke earnestly, and Jo said, with a cordial hug, "I understand now what you mean, and I'll never laugh at you again.†
p. 329.9
- It also touched her, and she showed that it did, by the cordial tone in which she said... "I'm glad of that!†
p. 435.9
- Jo laughed at that as she had not done for many a long day, and patted the sofa invitingly, as she said in a cordial tone, "The old pillow is up garret, and we don't need it now.†
p. 476.8
- No little affectations marred it, and the cordial sweetness of her manner was more charming than the new beauty or the old grace, for it stamped her at once with the unmistakable sign of the true gentlewoman she had hoped to become.†
p. 483.1
- If the stranger had any doubts about his reception, they were set at rest in a minute by the cordial welcome he received.†
p. 485.9
- He spoke to Mrs. March, but he looked at Jo, and the mother's voice gave as cordial an assent as did the daughter's eyes, for Mrs. March was not so blind to her children's interest as Mrs. Moffat supposed.†
p. 489.9
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.