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genially

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






ADVERB
merrily
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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

“It’s awesome — a loving, dysfunctional family,” Eggers says genially of his team.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2024

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 political affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling — as Bill Clinton did for George H.W.

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 2022

“Stand easy!” barked the instructress, a little more genially.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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