cordial
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- n strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- s diffusing warmth and friendliness
cordial relations
a cordial greeting - s politely warm and friendly
a cordial handshake - s sincerely or intensely felt
a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort
a cordial abhorrence of waste
- Coaxed into checking the cane, he lunged at the wine steward's cordial tray, then his neck chain, caught a sharp elbow in the stomach in return.
- If you meet former Enron founder Ken Lay in an elevator he's a kind, cordial, grandfatherly guy.
- My relationship with Mia was simply a cordial one in the past four years, a dinner maybe once a week together.