cordial
adjective/ˈkɔːdiəl/
/ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
(formal)- pleasant and friendly
- a cordial atmosphere/meeting/relationship
- Their government has maintained cordial relations with the UK.
- The talks took place in a cordial atmosphere.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘belonging to the heart’): from medieval Latin cordialis, from Latin cor, cord- ‘heart’.Definitions on the go
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