All 5 Uses of
cordial
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- The supper was almost gay and a particularly clever speech of the representative of the government, mingling the glories of the past with the successes of the future, caused the greatest cordiality to prevail.†
Chpt 3cordiality = friendliness
- And their reception of the Vicomte de Chagny, when he came to ask about Christine, was anything but cordial.†
Chpt 8 *cordial = friendly
- A curious feeling of peacefulness came over me and I thought that I must be under the influence of some cordial.†
Chpt 12
- I don't know whether the effects of the cordial had worn off when the man's shape lifted me into the boat, but my terror began all over again.†
Chpt 12
- She brought a cup of cordial, or of hot tea, he did not remember which.†
Chpt 26
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) 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.