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cordially en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɔɹd͡ʒəli/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɔːdɪəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From cordial + -ly. Compare Middle English cordyally (“by heart”).

Meanings

1. In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.
   • Ever most cordially yours, 1898, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Tourguéneff and his French Circle My dear Monsieur Durand,—I am sending you[....]
   • I may ask you, then, cordially to thank Sir George Goldie for all that he has done for the Society. 1893, Royal Geographical Society, The Geographical Journal, London:
   • In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general. 1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800:
   • A rail tour on Sunday, March 12, in which non-members are cordially invited to participate, will leave St. Pancras at approximately 2 p.m. [...]. 1961 February, “Society column: Branch Line Society”, in Trains Illustrated, page vii:

Forms

Translations (20)

ca cordialment (in a friendly manner) · tr içtenlikle (in a friendly manner) · cmn 友好地 (in a friendly manner) · cmn 友善地 (in a friendly manner) · fr cordialement (in a friendly manner) · dsb wutšobnje (in a friendly manner) · it cordialmente (in a friendly manner) · fi sydämellisesti (in a friendly manner) · ru серде́чно (in a friendly manner) · es cordialmente (in a friendly manner) · tr kalpten (in a friendly manner) · de herzlich (in a friendly manner) · ja 心から (in a friendly manner) · pl serdecznie (in a friendly manner) · sv hjärtlig (in a friendly manner) · pt cordialmente (in a friendly manner) · uk серде́чно (in a friendly manner) · ru раду́шно (in a friendly manner) · nl hartelijk (in a friendly manner) · hu szívélyesen (in a friendly manner)