All 3 Uses
cordial
in
The Grass is Singing
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- Then she composed herself and went back into the room to join her treacherous friends, who greeted her as cordially as if they had not just that moment driven knives into her heart and thrown her quite off balance; she could not recognize herself in the picture they had made of her!†
p. 39.5cordially = in a friendly way
- And they parted cordially enough, although Dick could not bring himself to match Charlie's bluff good-humor.†
p. 88.5 *
- She waited for them, smiling shyly to answer their cordial faces.†
p. 80.7
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.