Both Uses of
genial
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- It was still early, and though the sun's lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet.†
Chpt 2ungenial = not friendly and good-naturedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in ungenial means not and reverses the meaning of genial. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- "Pernicious!" said Mr Clare, with genial scorn; and he proceeded to recount experiences which would show the absurdity of that idea.†
Chpt 4 *genial = friendly and good-natured