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 political affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling — as Bill Clinton did for George H.W.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Sofia smiles genially, even though her eyes tell a different story.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman