cordial
[ kawr-juhl or, esp. British, -dee-uhl ]
/ ˈkɔr dʒəl or, esp. British, -di əl /
adjective
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
invigorating the heart; stimulating.
sincere; heartfelt: a cordial dislike.
Archaic. of or relating to the heart.
noun
Words nearby cordial
cordelia, cordelier, cordeliers, cordelle, cordgrass, cordial, cordiality, cordierite, cordiform, cordiform pelvis, cordiform uterus
Origin of cordial
OTHER WORDS FROM cordial
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for cordially
British Dictionary definitions for cordially
cordial
/ (ˈkɔːdɪəl) /
adjective
warm and friendlya cordial greeting
giving heart; stimulating
noun
a drink with a fruit base, usually sold in concentrated form and diluted with water before being drunklime cordial
another word for liqueur
Derived forms of cordial
cordially, adverbcordialness, nounWord Origin for cordial
C14: from Medieval Latin cordiālis, from Latin cor heart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012