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genial

[jeen-yuhl, jee-nee-uhl] / ˈdʒin yəl, ˈdʒi ni əl /


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Across the board, the staff is genial and preternaturally accommodating.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

When the genial 77-year-old Albany Law School graduate walked into his courtroom in lower Manhattan last week, he was presiding over a single refund case—involving a filtration company—that no one was watching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

A formidable scholar with a genial talent for storytelling, he amplifies his archival research with personal investigation of the places and surviving objects from his subject’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Initially they rekindle a genial intimacy over art, meals and the city’s beauty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Up here, the genial Benjen Stark he had known became a different person.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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