Both Uses
cordial
in
My Brother Sam is Dead
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- They wanted to keep up with the news, and Father always spent some time with them—it was good business, Father said, to be cordial with people.†
p. 31.2 *
- I knew they wanted me to stand around and be cordial too, so I did, but mostly Jerry Sanford and I threw little stoned at each other, until Father caught us and made us stop.†
p. 31.2
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.