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genially

American  
[jeen-yuh-lee, jee-nee-uh-lee] / ˈdʒin jə li, ˈdʒi ni ə li /

adverb

  1. in a pleasantly cheerful or cordial way.

    As the dishes were passed around, we quibbled genially over whether to use two tortillas or one per taco.


Etymology

Origin of genially

genial 1 ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Partisanship was in many ways alien to Cowley’s probing and genially learned critical temperament, which Mr. Howard describes as “Emersonian, humanistic, exploratory.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

Industry publication Screen Daily said the film was "shot, one suspects, with a touch of guerrilla ingenuity... Last Swim also has a palpably improvised component in the friends' genially pitched running banter."

From BBC Apr. 3, 2025

Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling — as Clinton did for George H.W.

From Seattle Times Sep. 2, 2022

Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling - as Clinton did for George H.W.

From Washington Times Sep. 2, 2022

Under the influence of this appreciation of his narrative powers, Mr. Struthers expanded genially and became ever more communicative, if possible.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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