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.

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Etymology

Origin of genially

genial ¹ ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

genially

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

“It’s awesome — a loving, dysfunctional family,” Eggers says genially of his team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

For an institution that is supposed to chunter away genially in the background, it has been quite in-your-face for a while now.

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

Gill’s police chief, 5 feet tall, walrus mustache, considered genially effective if utterly corrupt.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

“Stand easy!” barked the instructress, a little more genially.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Related Words

• blithely
• brightly
• gaily
• gladly
• gleefully
• happily
• joyfully
• merrily
• optimistically
• playfully
• pleasantly
• readily
• willingly