cordial
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur
a stimulating medicine.
anything that invigorates or exhilarates.
Origin of cordial
1Other words for cordial
1 | affectionate, genial |
2 | cheering |
Other words from cordial
- cor·dial·ly, adverb
- cor·dial·ness, noun
- pre·cor·dial, adjective
- qua·si-cor·dial, adjective
- su·per·cor·dial, adjective
- su·per·cor·dial·ness, noun
- un·cor·dial, adjective
- un·cor·dial·ness, noun
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How to use cordial in a sentence
The 2008 Republican presidential nominee and longtime Arizona senator has long had a cordial relationship with Hillary Clinton.
Neither trusts the other, yet cultural norms dictate that everyone remain cordial.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite any partisan enmities, the two top politicos maintained a cordial relationship.
The president and former president, who once despised each other, are cordial but far from friendly.
The email exchanges started out as cordial, if cold, but gradually grew more confrontational.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The relations between country bank officials and the officials of this bank have been most cordial.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsTressan advanced to meet him, a smile of cordial welcome on his lips, and they bowed to each other in formal greeting.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe put out his hand in the most cordial and friendly way, and greeted me with the most winning smile in the world.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayHe was well entitled to the Resolution of cordial thanks which the associated companies accorded to him.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBut to rulers possessed of scriptural qualifications, cordial obedience is due.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for cordial
/ (ˈkɔːdɪəl) /
warm and friendly: a cordial greeting
giving heart; stimulating
a drink with a fruit base, usually sold in concentrated form and diluted with water before being drunk: lime cordial
another word for liqueur
Origin of cordial
1Derived forms of cordial
- cordially, adverb
- cordialness, noun
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