genially

[US]/'dʒi:njəli/
[UK]/ˈd ʒinjəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a friendly and cheerful manner; kindly.

Example Sentences

The white church peeps out genially from behind the huts scattered on the river bank.

Real-world Examples

Not this hand complies with my humor more genially than that boy.

Source: Moby-Dick

" Well, well, take twenty well-earned points for Gryffindor, Miss Granger, " said Slughorn genially.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Oh, yes you do, McMurdo, cried Sherlock Holmes genially. I don't think you can have forgotten me.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" All too young to Apparate just yet? " said Slughorh genially, " Not turned seventeen yet? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" Meereen must come first" . Hizdahr smiled genially. " We will have other nights. A thousand nights" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

" Yes, but you didn't fall off, did you? " roared Amos genially, slapping his son on his back.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Know who I'm after" ? she inquired genially.

Source: Hidden danger

" Meet Mr. Philip Marlowe, " the Chief said genially.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 2)

" Where are those half milers" ? he said genially to Andrew.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

Quite a romance, ' he said genially, when I'd finished. '

Source: Hidden danger

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