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Definition
friendly — usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite
- In the case of the faculty, they exercised a "cordial" hatred of Lish because his father was so famous that many faculty members were afraid of him—and Lish's mother, the divorcee, was a beauty and a whorish flirt.p. 373.5
- We mustn't be afraid to change!" he added cordially, but his wife ignored him.p. 164.6
- He was witty—even Owen was impressed by Lish's editorial cleverness for The Grave—and he was cordially loathed by students and faculty alike; I say "cordially," in the case of the students, because no one would have refused an invitation to one of his father's or his mother's parties.p. 373.4
- He was witty—even Owen was impressed by Lish's editorial cleverness for The Grave—and he was cordially loathed by students and faculty alike; I say "cordially," in the case of the students, because no one would have refused an invitation to one of his father's or his mother's parties.p. 373.4
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