1. Diffusing warmth and friendliness
   "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting";
   - affable, amiable, genial
    
2. Politely warm and friendly
   "a cordial handshake"
    
3. Sincerely or intensely felt
   "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"

1. Strong highly flavoured sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
   "She savoured a small glass of hazelnut cordial with her dessert";
   - liqueur
    
2. [Brit] Sweet uncarbonated fruit-flavoured soft drink
   "She diluted the blackcurrant cordial with water";
   - squash [Brit]

Derived forms: cordials

See also: friendly, sincere, warm

Type of: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, booze [informal], inebriant, intoxicant, juice [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Cordial