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   genial

   /ˈdʒiːnɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. friendly and cheerful: "our genial host"
   • ▪ (especially of air or climate) pleasantly mild and warm.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius). The Latin sense was adopted into English; hence the senses ‘mild and conducive to growth’ (mid 17th century), later ‘cheerful, kindly’ (mid 18th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. genially adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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