A very extended landscape, however genial, is also sober in its effect on the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
“You know,” he said to Eeyore, gearing up to his lecture in genial conversational tones. From Wordnik.com. [always a hot topic! « Magic Lantern Arts] Reference
Opening his eyes again he saw Davey Davidson standing by the bed, his expression genial, carrying a basket of I fruit. From Wordnik.com. [two women]
There was a certain genial tenderness in this atmosphere that even in the hottest day of August the eastern coast never knows. From Wordnik.com. [In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World] Reference
The marriage-bed is called genial, because guarded by a genius. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology] Reference
"Well, you've certainly struck it lucky today," called the genial. From Wordnik.com. [The Window-Gazer] Reference
Gordon Brown, whom we had always known as a genial, relaxed, well adjusted man. From Wordnik.com. [Iain Dale's Diary] Reference
He is not what you might call a genial man, but there is no doubt that he was a splendid lawyer and a wonderful worker. From Wordnik.com. [The Treasure of the Incas] Reference
(1845-50), and in after life known as the genial landlord of the George. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King] Reference
So, you know, a kind of genial sexism is so much more OK in our society than that kind of racism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2008] Reference
I don't remember exactly what I chewed you out for...but since you characterize it as "genial" I guess it wasn't too bad. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of the Planes] Reference
He was speedily to find that they were "genial" enough. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army] Reference
Assuredly that criticism of Shakspeare will alone be genial which is reverential. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Remains, Volume 2] Reference
Assuredly that criticism of Shakespeare will alone be genial which is reverential. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher] Reference
Certainly he is not one of the 'genial' school, whose indiscriminate benevolence exudes over all that they touch. From Wordnik.com. [Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)] Reference
A kind of genial atmosphere, that was always doing her good, yet so quietly and so skilfully, that she could only now and then get. From Wordnik.com. [Queechy, Volume II] Reference
"genial," because no man ever yet had true genius who did not feel the inspiration of poetry, or mystery, or at least of the unusual. From Wordnik.com. [The Gypsies] Reference
Imagine a genial, insecure Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver.". From Wordnik.com. [He's The Boss] Reference
Then, after a few more questions and a genial apology to his visitor, he's gone. From Wordnik.com. [It's Rubin, Stupid] Reference
In Cairo and Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, the meetings were genial and direct. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf] Reference
Calls from well-wishers poured in, and he fielded them in typically genial fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Quick, Pick A Winner] Reference
The difference is Huckabee was genial throughout, never really attacking John McCain. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Agonistes] Reference
This faction longs for a return to the genial style of former minority leader Bob Michel. From Wordnik.com. [At War Within The Ranks] Reference
Cage plays Kaufman as well as his genial, slow-witted (and fictitious) twin brother, Donald. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions Of An Outrageous Mind] Reference
A genial man, Reagan reached out privately to his political adversaries as he arrived in town. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, The Unifier] Reference
The "" elves '' found Gil Davis, a genial former federal prosecutor who ran a Virginia law firm. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Wing Web] Reference
And Steele's genial black face may help overcome the party's association with racial intolerance. From Wordnik.com. [Changing The GOP] Reference
The usually genial Leahy became incensed at the idea that he would practice that sort of discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Ashcroft Is Watching Us But Who's Watching Ashcroft] Reference
On Jan. 20, 1995, a genial suit salesman named Bruno Jordan is shot dead in a parking lot in El Paso, Texas. From Wordnik.com. [Borderline Madness] Reference
Smooth, genial and efficient, he soon learned the fundamental rule of bureaucratic infighting: information is power. From Wordnik.com. [Colin Powell: Behind The Myth] Reference
But they provided more disturbing evidence that his genial public persona masked a more menacing private personality. From Wordnik.com. ['He's Going Nuts.'] Reference
This time, his seat is at the feet of Houston Smith, 76, a genial, white-bearded pioneer in the study of world religions. From Wordnik.com. [The Spiritual Surfer] Reference
But she was never charmed away from her fixed purpose: to find out what went on inside this genial, infinitely distant man. From Wordnik.com. [Inside A Third Reich Insider] Reference
Pals in San Diego say that between assignments overseas, the genial, hefty Foggo was a conspicuous presence at Wilkes's parties. From Wordnik.com. [Investigation: The CIA's No. 3 Has a Friend in the Spotlight] Reference
The genial gynecologist and obstetrician received a copy of the fax, and his wife, Lynne, even mentioned it to the Amherst, N.Y., police. From Wordnik.com. [The Abortion Wars Come Home] Reference
Last week Woods was the genial host of the Target World Challenge, an elite-field tourney that supports Tiger Woods Foundation charities. From Wordnik.com. [Changes For A Champion] Reference
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