cordial (n.)

  1. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

    [ Syn: liqueur ]

    cordial (adj.)

  1. diffusing warmth and friendliness; an affable smile; an amiable gathering; cordial relations; a cordial greeting; a genial host

    [ Syn: affable , amiable , genial ]

  2. politely warm and friendly; a cordial handshake'

  3. sincerely or intensely felt; a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort; a cordial abhorrence of waste'

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