[ US /ˈkɔɹdʒəɫ/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːdɪəl/ ]
NOUN
  1. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
ADJECTIVE
  1. sincerely or intensely felt
    a cordial abhorrence of waste
    a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort
  2. politely warm and friendly
    a cordial handshake
  3. diffusing warmth and friendliness
    cordial relations
    a genial host
    an amiable gathering
    a cordial greeting
    an affable smile
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How To Use cordial In A Sentence

  • Begin by placing the cordial container on a level surface to allow the sediment to settle.
  • In their place you have to look at using low-joule cordials and soft drinks, plain mineral water and soda water, low fat milk and dry wines or spirits and even then limited to a maximum of two alcoholic drinks a day.
  • It was a good, cordial, positive meeting. Times, Sunday Times
  • Smaller than this Common Burnet is the Salad Burnet, _Poterium sanguisorba, quod sanguineos fluxus sistat_, a useful [431] styptic, which is also cordial, and promotes perspiration. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • You are cordially invited to a celebration for Mr Michael Brown on his retirement.
  • The management cordially welcomes you to the hotel.
  • The ministers claimed that the meeting was held in a very cordial manner and friendly manner.
  • Add cordial and lemon juice. Times, Sunday Times
  • Let them be filled with heartfelt warmth and cordiality.
  • Mix equal parts apple juice and sparkling ginger ale and add a dash of elderflower cordial. Times, Sunday Times
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