cordially

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US/ˈkɔɹd͡ʒəli/UK/ˈkɔːdɪəli/

adverb

In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adverbcordially (comparative more cordially, superlative most cordially)

comparative more cordially · superlative most cordially

  1. In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.

    Ever most cordially yours,

    1898, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Tourguéneff and his French Circle My dear Monsieur Durand,—I am sending you[....]
    3 more examples

    I may ask you, then, cordially to thank Sir George Goldie for all that he has done for the Society.

    1893, Royal Geographical Society, The Geographical Journal, London

    In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.

    1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800

    A rail tour on Sunday, March 12, in which non-members are cordially invited to participate, will leave St. Pancras at approximately 2 p.m. [...].

    1961 February, “Society column: Branch Line Society”, in Trains Illustrated, page vii

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a hearty manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cordial + -ly. Compare Middle English cordyally (“by heart”).

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Translations

Catalan cordialment
  • cordialmentin a friendly manner
Chinese Mandarin 友好地, 友善地
  • 友好地 (yǒuhǎo de)in a friendly manner
  • 友善地 (yǒushàn de)in a friendly manner
Dutch hartelijk
  • hartelijkin a friendly manner
Finnish sydämellisesti
  • sydämellisestiin a friendly manner
French cordialement
  • cordialementin a friendly manner
German herzlich
  • herzlichin a friendly manner
Hungarian szívélyesen
  • szívélyesenin a friendly manner
Italian cordialmente
  • cordialmentein a friendly manner
Japanese 心から
  • 心から (kokoro kara)in a friendly manner
Polish serdecznie, kordialnie
  • serdeczniein a friendly manner
  • kordialniein a friendly manner
Portuguese cordialmente
  • cordialmentein a friendly manner
Russian серде́чно, раду́шно
  • серде́чно (serdéčno)in a friendly manner
  • раду́шно (radúšno)in a friendly manner
Spanish cordialmente
  • cordialmentein a friendly manner
Swedish hjärtligt, hjärtligen
  • hjärtligtin a friendly manner
  • hjärtligenin a friendly manner
Turkish kalpten, içtenlikle
  • kalptenin a friendly manner
  • içtenliklein a friendly manner
Ukrainian серде́чно
  • серде́чно (serdéčno)in a friendly manner
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APA

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MLA

“cordially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordially. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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