genially

1. 1.

   in an affable manner

   “`Come and visit me,' he said amiably”

   Synonymsaffablyamiably

Questions about genially

What does genially mean?

genially means "in an affable manner".

How many syllables are in genially?

genially has 4 syllables: ge-ni-al-ly. The stress falls on "ni".

What is another word for genially?

Close synonyms include affably, amiably. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genially a common word?

genially is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.