cordialadjective
uk/ˈkɔː.di.əl/us/ˈkɔːr.dʒəl/formalcordial adjective (FRIENDLY)
friendly, but formal and polite:
a cordial smile/greeting/welcome/reception
Relations between the two leaders are said to be cordial.
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Friendly
- affable
- amiable
- amicable
- amity
- approachable
- closeness
- comrade
- family-friendly
- first name
- forthcoming
- fraternal
- fraternity
- Freemasonry
- matey
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- outgoing
- thaw
- tête-à-tête
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cordial adjective (STRONG)
(of a feeling, especially dislike) strong:
The two statesmen are known to have a cordial dislike for each other.
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Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- antipathy
- averse
- hate
- hate sb's guts idiom
- have a problem with sth/sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- have it in for sb idiom
- leave
- not take kindly to sth idiom
- phobic
- problem
- put
- put sb off (sth/sb)
- see sth in sb/sth
- take against sb
- thing
- turn
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cordially
adverb uk/ˈkɔː.di.ə.li/us/ˈkɔːr.dʒə.li/formal
You are cordially invited to attend our annual wine-tasting evening.
On a personal level, they came to be cordially disliked.
cordialnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkɔː.di.əl/us/ˈkɔːr.dʒəl/UK a sweet drink made from fruit, to which water is usually added:
lime cordial
US → liqueur
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Soft drinks
- apple juice
- bitter lemon
- bottled
- bottled water
- cider
- ginger
- ginger ale
- juice
- lassi
- lemonade
- malt
- mineral water
- mixer
- peachick
- pinta
- root beer
- sarsaparilla
- seltzer
- squash
- tonic
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