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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

In more ways than one: Cook got the top job at 50, the same age as Ternus, and both have a genial approach to management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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

His innocent smiles and genial facial expressions won over millions of viewers.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Sometimes Francie talked and talked until the genial little boy fell asleep sitting upright on the steps with his head against the iron rail.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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