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genial

/d͡ʒəˈnaɪəl/ adjective C2
  1. Relating to the chin; genian.
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Let us hasten to say that in private the genial side descended to the level of the other, so that generally the indulgent man disappeared to give place to the brutal husband and domineering father.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 948 · C1
He was cheery and genial to all, but somewhat offhand in his manners, giving the impression that he had seen life in social strata on some far lower horizon than the county society of Sussex.
The Valley of Fear, p. 23 · C1
He was a very bustling and genial person, this Sussex detective.
The Valley of Fear, p. 34 · C1
The Traveler no sooner felt his genial rays than he took off one garment after another, and at last, fairly overcome with heat, undressed and bathed in a stream that lay in his path.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 83 · B2

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