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cordially, adv.|ˈkɔːdɪəlɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
†1. = ‘By heart’. Obs. rare—1.
1479Caxton Cordyall A iv b/2 Yt they may cordyally be enprynted with in your hertes.
2. Heartily, with all one's heart, in a way that proceeds from the heart.
a1533Ld. Berners Huon cxxxix. 517, I desyre you ryght cordeally, my dere frynd, shewe me yf ye haue any hurt. 1660T. Gouge Chr. Directions ii. (1831) 24 If thou dost cordially resist and mourn for thy manifold distractions in prayer. 1799Foster in Life & Corr. (1846) I. 123, I cordially sympathize with you. 1841Elphinstone Hist. Ind. II. 552 He cordially detests the Hindús. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. xvi. 104 To this I cordially agreed.
3. With hearty friendliness or good-will; in a manner that betokens warm friendliness.
1781Cowper Retirement 379 How cordially I pressed His undissembling virtue to my breast. 1795Burke Corr. IV. 325 Mrs. Burke desires to be most cordially remembered to you. 1848C. Brontë J. Eyre ii, I was cordially invited to eat. 1885Manch. Exam. 15 May 6/1 Lord John..cordially shook hands with him. |