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Cordial   /kˈɔrdʒəl/   Listen
adjective
Cordial  adj.  
1.
Proceeding from the heart. (Obs.) "A rib with cordial spirits warm."
2.
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. "He... with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored."
3.
Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits. "Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds."
Synonyms: Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See Hearty.


noun
Cordial  n.  
1.
Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. "Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind."
2.
(Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.
3.
(Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.





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"Cordial" Quotes from Famous Books



... brown-capped leucosticte or rosy finch. Thus far I have used the singular number, but the plural would have been more accurate, for there were many of these finches on the acclivity and summit, all of them in a most cheerful mood, their good will and cordial welcome giving us a pleasant feeling of comradery as we journeyed together up the ...
— Birds of the Rockies • Leander Sylvester Keyser
... Gladstone to tea. Both most cordial and kind. Mr. Gladstone in his most agreeable mood. Eastern Question only slightly touched. Other subjects: increase of drunkenness; Northumberland election, which has raised his spirits, whether Albert ...
— Lady John Russell • Desmond MacCarthy and Agatha Russell
... past year been illustrating with photographs of the many curious old buildings described. You took so much interest in them while here that I hope you may like to see them again. Will you please accept with it my most cordial wishes for your future, ...
— Clover • Susan Coolidge
... girls," she turned to the four freshmen. "I'm not borrowing trouble, but if any of the sophs in the receiving line act—well—not very cordial, you needn't be surprised. It will be because of that paper you girls wouldn't sign. I hadn't mentioned it before, but——" Jane paused. "The girl gave it to us. We destroyed it," she added with a briefness that did not ...
— Jane Allen: Right Guard • Edith Bancroft
... lie down languidly on the sofa with her finger on her pulse. She was half persuaded that there was something wrong with the way it beat, and was about to ask faintly if she couldn't have a little blackberry cordial with her lunch, when she heard Richard's alley call outside and Captain ...
— Georgina of the Rainbows • Annie Fellows Johnston


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