cordial
[ kawr-juhl or, especially British, -dee-uhl ]
/ ˈkɔr dʒəl or, especially 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
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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
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