cordially

English

Adverb

cordially (comparative more cordially, superlative most cordially)

1. In a cordial, warm or friendly manner.
   • 1893, London, Royal Geographical Society, The Geographical Journal

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

   • 1898, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Tourguéneff and his French Circle

     My dear Monsieur Durand,—I am sending you[....]

     Ever most cordially yours,

     Iv. Tourguéneff.

Usage notes

As indicated above, the term is often used in letter closings.

Translations

in a friendly manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 友好地 (cmn) (yǒuhǎo de), 友善地 (cmn) (yǒushàn de)

• Dutch: hartelijk (nl)
• Finnish: sydämellisesti (fi)
• French: cordialement (fr)

• German: herzlich (de)
• Hungarian: szívélyesen (hu)
• Japanese: 心から (ja) (こころから, kokoro kara)
• Russian: сердечно (ru) (serdéčno), радушно (ru) (radúšno)
• Spanish: cordialmente (es)