Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a genial manner.
- By genius or nature; innately.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete By genius or nature; naturally.
- adverb Gayly; cheerfully.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
genial manner; gaily; cheerfully. - adverb obsolete By
genius ornature ;naturally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an affable manner
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Examples
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"Longtime fans will welcome the usual suggestions for further mystery reading, all couched in genially undemanding prose."
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"Longtime fans will welcome the usual suggestions for further mystery reading, all couched in genially undemanding prose."
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Your servant, mum, " he called genially, seeing me approach.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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"Oh, Mary," she called genially, "do wear your white.
Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore Pauline Lester
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How's tricks? "he called genially, but there was a quiver of horror in his voice under its blitheness.
Murder at Bridge Anne Austin
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“I want to tell you, ” Mike called genially, “one thing before we do this.”
EMPIRE DAVID DUNWOODY 2008
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“I want to tell you, ” Mike called genially, “one thing before we do this.”
EMPIRE DAVID DUNWOODY 2008
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“I want to tell you, ” Mike called genially, “one thing before we do this.”
EMPIRE DAVID DUNWOODY 2008
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Hopkins, unknown in the store, entered and called genially for his
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million O. Henry 1886
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I heard more footsteps, and then abruptly my vision was obscured by the back of a wrinkled bald pink head, and Crassus’s voice rang out in my ears—so loud I almost stumbled forward in shock—calling genially to his visitors to follow him.
Imperium Robert Harris 2006
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