cordial
adjective (STRONG) /ˈkɔː.di.əl/
/ˈkɔːr.dʒəl/ formalDefinition
› (of a feeling, especially dislike) strong: The two statesmen are known to have a cordial dislike for each other.Not liking cordially /-i/ adverb formal › You are cordially invited to attend our annual wine-tasting evening. On a personal level, they came to be cordially disliked.FriendlyNot liking
(Definition of cordial adjective (STRONG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -shy suffix
- abhor verb
- abide verb
- abominate verb
- averse adjective
- be no/little love lost between idiom
- detest verb
- disdain verb
- disgusted adjective
- dislike verb
- go off sb/sth phrasal verb
- how would you like...? idiom
- ill will noun
- leave sb cold idiom
- loathe verb
- misanthropic adjective
- take against sb phrasal verb
- the knives are out idiom
- tire of sth phrasal verb
- turn (sb) against sb/sth phrasal verb
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Not liking
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