Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a spirit of conviviality; in a convivial manner; festively: as, convivially inclined.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a convivial manner.
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- adverb In a
convivial manner
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- adverb in a convivial manner
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Examples
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At the Stella D'Oro factory, folks from 22 different countries worked convivially alongside New York natives and gained a foothold in the American middle class, only to be kicked off the ladder when Brynwood Partners, a private equity fund, bought the company.
Kerry Trueman: No Contract, No Cookies: Is This the Way a Country Crumbles? Kerry Trueman 2011
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At the Stella D'Oro factory, folks from 22 different countries worked convivially alongside New York natives and gained a foothold in the American middle class, only to be kicked off the ladder when Brynwood Partners, a private equity fund, bought the company.
Kerry Trueman: No Contract, No Cookies: Is This the Way a Country Crumbles? Kerry Trueman 2011
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The press materials said, “During the course of the tour, the BSO musicians and their Russian counterparts intermixed convivially, sharing stories of separate nations and their mutual love of classical music.”
New York Philharmonic in Asia: Overtures to Communist Nations - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The press materials said, “During the course of the tour, the BSO musicians and their Russian counterparts intermixed convivially, sharing stories of separate nations and their mutual love of classical music.”
New York Philharmonic in Asia: Overtures to Communist Nations - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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We laughed, chatted convivially with those around us.
Best Kiss Ever. « 2008
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English poet Philip Larkin, who was the Daily Telegraph's jazz critic in the 60s, loved jazz passionately from his teens in the mid-1930s to his death, entranced by the joyous and convivially swinging pre-1945 sounds that, as he put it, "once made life sweet".
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At meetings with wealthy, titled dullards, when Adeline pressed him forward yet again and he was required to smile and perform convivially like a trained hound, he had nursed to himself the secret knowledge that he was also bringing to life the magical world of Elizas tales.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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At meetings with wealthy, titled dullards, when Adeline pressed him forward yet again and he was required to smile and perform convivially like a trained hound, he had nursed to himself the secret knowledge that he was also bringing to life the magical world of Elizas tales.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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At meetings with wealthy, titled dullards, when Adeline pressed him forward yet again and he was required to smile and perform convivially like a trained hound, he had nursed to himself the secret knowledge that he was also bringing to life the magical world of Elizas tales.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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At meetings with wealthy, titled dullards, when Adeline pressed him forward yet again and he was required to smile and perform convivially like a trained hound, he had nursed to himself the secret knowledge that he was also bringing to life the magical world of Elizas tales.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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