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genially

[jeen-yuh-lee, jee-nee-uh-lee] / ˈdʒin yə li, ˈdʒi ni ə li /






ADVERB
merrily
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ADVERB
warmly
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Partisanship was in many ways alien to Cowley’s probing and genially learned critical temperament, which Mr. Howard describes as “Emersonian, humanistic, exploratory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In Montecito, Parnther settled his audience in with Weber’s overture to “Euryanthe,” which he genially and satirically introduced.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

For an institution that is supposed to chunter away genially in the background, it has been quite in-your-face for a while now.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling - as Clinton did for George H.W.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2022

Again they joined hands and walked around in a circle genially advertising the boy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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