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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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Etymology of 'Cordial'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— The Plum Tree • David Graham Phillips

... created and declared sole consul by Sulpicius, regent in this vacancy; upon which he made very cordial acknowledgments to Cato, professing himself much his debtor, and requesting his good advice in conducting the government; to this Cato replied, that Pompey had no reason to thank him, for all that ...

— Plutarch's Lives • A.H. Clough

... Courtenay himself rode up the Pass to greet them. But of course he was not very cordial to King, considering his disguise; and he chose to keep the Hillmen in doubt yet as to their eventual reception. But one of them, the Orakzai Pathan (for nothing could completely unman him), shouted to know whether it was true that pardons had been offered for deserters, ...

— King--of the Khyber Rifles • Talbot Mundy

... and emancipate a continent at one stroke, which might otherwise linger long in doubt and difficulty. Great Britain is the nation which can do us the most harm of any one, or all on earth; and with her on our side we need not fear the whole world. With her then, we should most sedulously cherish a cordial friendship; and nothing would tend more to knit our affections than to be fighting once more, side by side, in the same cause. Not that I would purchase even her amity at the price of taking part in her wars. But the war in which the present proposition might engage us, should ...

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