Cordially
['kɔrdʒəli]
Definition
(adv.) In a cordial manner.
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Examples
- I cordially invite you, sir, to second my efforts in the sacred interests of the family. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Thank you for coming, said Lydgate, cordially. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Pickwick acknowledged the compliment, and cordially shook hands with the stout gentleman in the top-boots. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He greeted me cordially; and told me I should certainly be happy under Doctor Strong, who was one of the gentlest of men. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Most cordially, when Miss Bates arrived, did she agree that it must. Jane Austen. Emma.
- But he did, and his own changed again from that momentary anxiety to its usual expression, as he said cordially. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He received us cordially, and made friends with Mr. Dick in a moment. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They were not welcomed home very cordially by their mother. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Whether or not he would cordially approve, I used to speculate. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- That I can understand, said Dorothea, cordially. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He is very much shaken, Emmy whispered as Dobbin went up and cordially shook hands with the old man. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was too rheumatic to be shaken hands with, but he begged me to shake the tassel on the top of his nightcap, which I did most cordially. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I am glad you have told me this, Mr. Lydgate, said Dorothea, cordially. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The other three cordially subscribed to this opinion, and the anecdote afforded the most unlimited satisfaction. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Again they talked cordially and rousedly together. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Dorothea put out her hand and said her good-by cordially. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Hall and Sweeting, shaking hands with them cordially. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I cordially assented. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He now shook them cordially by the hand and said, Miss Summerson and gentlemen, this is an old comrade of mine, Matthew Bagnet. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I join with you most cordially in rejoicing at the return of peace. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In fine, I am glad you are married, and congratulate you most cordially upon it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Lee and I then separated as cordially as we had met, he returning to his own lines, and all went into bivouac for the night at Appomattox. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I would have cured you both in less than a month, and made Worcester hate you most cordially. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Nancy, appearing much gratified thereby, saluted him cordially. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Lydgate took Mr. Farebrother's hints very cordially, though he would hardly have borne them from another man. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He came with Mrs. Weston, to whom and to Highbury he seemed to take very cordially. Jane Austen. Emma.
- No doubt it is, assented Maurice cordially, but I have not the gift of tongues. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Before his removal, he had managed to contract a strong friendship for Mr. Grimwig, which that eccentric gentleman cordially reciprocated. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Oh yes, said Dorothea, cordially. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Sir Thomas was most cordially anxious for the perfection of Mr. Crawford's character in that point. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
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