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Genially

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gen·ial 1  (jnyl)
adj.
1. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner. See Synonyms at gracious.
2. Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild: "the genial sunshine . . . saturating his miserable body with its warmth" (Jack London).
3. Obsolete Relating to or marked by genius.
4. Obsolete Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.
[Latin genilis, festive, from genius, spirit of festivity; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
geni·ali·ty (jn-l-t), genial·ness n.
genial·ly adv.
ge·ni·al 2  (j-nl)
adj.
Of or relating to the chin.
[From Greek geneion, chin, from genus, jaw; see genu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Adv.1.genially - in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably"
affably, amiably


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Not this hand complies with my humor more genially than that boy.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Harrison genially one evening when Anne was taking tea with him and Mrs.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
His flight from the active world, so genially celebrated in this newly published poem of The Recluse; his flight to the Vale of Grasmere, like that of some pious youth to the Chartreuse, is the most marked event of his existence.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
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