cordial
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor;liqueur
a stimulating medicine.
anything that invigorates or exhilarates.
Origin of cordial
1Other words for cordial
1 | affectionate, genial |
2 | cheering |
Other words from cordial
- cor·dial·ly, adverb
- cor·dial·ness, noun
- pre·cor·dial, adjective
- qua·si-cor·dial, adjective
- su·per·cor·dial, adjective
- su·per·cor·dial·ness, noun
- un·cor·dial, adjective
- un·cor·dial·ness, noun
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How to use cordial in a sentence
This discomfort is mainly referred to the precordial region.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshAfter this occurs precordial anxiety, and finally the psychosis proper consisting of three stages: 1.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotIt is characterized by high fever, precordial pain, attacks of syncope, and a systolic murmur.
The patient feels a commotion in his chest, dyspnea, precordial distress, etc.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldHe finds that he has palpitation of the heart and possibly pain over the precordial region now and then.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
British Dictionary definitions for cordial
/ (ˈkɔːdɪəl) /
warm and friendly: a cordial greeting
giving heart; stimulating
a drink with a fruit base, usually sold in concentrated form and diluted with water before being drunk: lime cordial
another word for liqueur
Origin of cordial
1Derived forms of cordial
- cordially, adverb
- cordialness, noun
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