cordial

• But the reception was so cordial, and the indications of sincerity so unquestionable, that no one entertained the slightest apprehension of treachery La Salle and his party remained three days, enjoying the good cheer of this truly hospitable people. —  The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
• His relations with Darling had not been cordial, and he was disgraced in the eyes of the public by domestic differences: his wife was insane, and he himself was intemperate. —  The History of Tasmania, Volume I
• It was foolish to be so frightened about mere fancies Mrs. Wright gave her some of the cordial, and said she had better come to bed. —  Chatterbox, 1906
• "We only want you to bring a bottle of wine as a cordial, and afterwards to obtain some bandages from the housekeeper. —  Won from the Waves
• The nearer she came to England the more cordial were the expressions of sympathy she received, and from the moment she landed on English shores her way to London became like a triumphal procession Sidenote: 1820--The King's divorce proceedings In the mean time the King and his ministers had come to an agreement which was exactly what the King had struggled for from the first, an agreement that steps should be taken in the ordinary way, according to the legal conditions then existing, for the purpose of obtaining a divorce. —  A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV (of 4)

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