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cordial

Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

I have a cordial dislike for arachnids.
Origin: , from , from , from heart. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Col. Anthony Summers, author of the classic military history book "On Strategy", wrote about an encounter he had with a Vietnamese officer at an international conference some years after the end of the war. During a cordial conversation, Summers remarked to his interlocutor...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I also buy this cordial to make my own in the sodastream. shop.mrfitzpatricks.com/collections/...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I fucking love blackcurrant cordial. I wanna bathe in that shit.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I have a feeling it may end up being more of a cordial roommates situation, but I definitely have my fingers crossed for best friends”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “In 1918, Poet, novelist Maria Luisa Hidalgo is born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Wrote _Lo cordial de la mentira_, etc. [d. 1990 in Guadalajara]”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.

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  • “Guess which plonker's brain fog made him throw an unused tea bag into their almost finished glass of apple cordial rather than the empty tea mug. 🤦🏻‍♂️”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Maybe if you spent time calmly trying to talk about your problems with leftists, feminists, the gaming industry, and it's culture; only to get labeled an incel and a chud, you'd stop giving a fuck about being cordial too”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “These were the more civil of times, where we could disagree but still be cordial and follow decorum and the peaceful transfer of power was not questioned. How we took so much of that for granted. It would be nice to get back to this 🌎 one day.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.

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