■ adjective
1》 warm and friendly.
2》 strongly felt: ~ loathing.
■ noun
1》 Brit. a sweet fruit-flavoured drink.
2》 N. Amer. another term for liqueur .
3》 a pleasant-tasting medicine.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from med. L. ~is , from L. cor , cord- 'heart'.