genially
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Partisanship was in many ways alien to Cowley’s probing and genially learned critical temperament, which Mr. Howard describes as “Emersonian, humanistic, exploratory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Industry publication Screen Daily said the film was "shot, one suspects, with a touch of guerrilla ingenuity... Last Swim also has a palpably improvised component in the friends' genially pitched running banter."
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
“It’s awesome — a loving, dysfunctional family,” Eggers says genially of his team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling — as Clinton did for George H.W.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
“Yes, but you didn’t fall off, did you?” roared Amos genially, slapping his son on his back.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
