Both Uses
cordial
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Go Set a Watchman
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- Now that Jean Louise was grown, they had never been able to sustain fifteen minutes' conversation with one another without advancing irreconcilable points of view, invigorating in friendships, but in close blood relations producing only uneasy cordiality.†
p. 27.1cordiality = friendliness
- "Aunty," she said, cordially, "why don't you go pee in your hat?"†
p. 38.1 *cordially = in a friendly way
Definitions:
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(cordial as in: a cordial reception) friendly -- usually warm and heartfelt, but possibly only polite
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(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.