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cordial definition

cor·dial (kôr′jəl; chiefly Brit kôr′dē əl)

adjective

  1. Rare stimulating the heart; invigorating; reviving
    1. warm and friendly; hearty a cordial hello
    2. sincere; deeply felt a cordial distaste for formality

Etymology: ME < ML cordialis < L cor (gen. cordis), heart

noun

  1. Rare a medicine, food, or drink that stimulates the heart
  2. an aromatic, syrupy alcoholic drink; liqueur

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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