genial

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Generally speaking, it’s more angular, more acid, more morbid, more willing to let a protagonist stew in misery, more suspicious of sentiment than our comparatively genial homegrown brand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

The Sweet Southern Stammer was David Lewis, a genial Republican House member from rural North Carolina with a speech impediment and an uncommon mastery of election law.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

His genial, carefree attitude—“I’m not dead,” he insists, though context suggests otherwise—is meant to provide some lightness to contrast with Scarlet’s frenzied dedication, but neither character is especially compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

They addressed each other as Walter and Cornelius, which scandalized Mother, and they baited each other in genial discussions of Genesis versus the Fossil Record.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly