Literary notes about cordially (AI summary)
In literature, "cordially" is often employed to convey a sense of warm formality and polite sincerity in interpersonal exchanges. Writers use the term to describe gracious greetings, friendly receptions, or respectful parting gestures—whether characters are shaking hands ([1], [2], [3]), exchanging letters ([4], [5], [6]), or simply engaging in courteous conversation ([7], [8], [9]). At times, its use even hints at the contrast between established social decorum and underlying personal sentiments, as seen when cordiality underscores both genuine warmth and ironic detachment in varied contexts ([10], [11], [12]). This multifaceted adverb thus enriches character interactions by framing them in a refined and measured tone.
- When he came up to me, we shook hands cordially.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mr. Pickwick acknowledged the compliment, and cordially shook hands with the stout gentleman in the top-boots.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - The friends embraced cordially; D’Artagnan pressed Raoul’s hand.
— from Twenty years after by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Yours, respectfully and cordially, Miss Lucy Stone .
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - Very cordially yours, J.B. HOBSON, Secretary of Marine.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - Yours cordially, Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - Also at Fort Riley I was cordially received and entertained by some old army-friends, among them Major Sedgwick,
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman - Lee and I then separated as cordially as we had met, he returning to his own lines, and all went into bivouac for the night at Appomattox.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - Once in, Corwin said, "Now you can take care of yourself," and I thanked him cordially.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman - Luigi accepted the invitation cordially, Angelo less cordially, since he disliked crowds, and did not drink the powerful intoxicants of America.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain - I cordially despised the poor Irish and South Germans, who slaved in the mills, and annexed the rich and well-to-do as my natural companions.
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois - The pawnbrokers were cordially hated in Jonson’s time.
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson
