a. Also 5 Sc. -uall. [UN-1 7.]
† 1. Sc. Uncongenial. Obs.–1
c. 1470. Henry, Wallace, IX. 430. Still in to pes he couth nocht lang endur; Wncorduall it was till his natur.
2. Not cordial; lacking in heartiness.
1643. Prynne, Sov. Power Parl., III. 150. In which to be … cold, uncordiall, or timerous…, demerits a perpetuall brand of infamy.
1797. Jane Austen, Sense & Sens., xxxiv. A little proud-looking woman of uncordial address.
1824. Scott, St. Ronan’s, xxv. We were bundled off to Scotland, coupled up like two pointers in a dog-cart, and … with much the same uncordial feeling towards each other.
1871. Meredith, H. Richmond, xxxvii. I took upon myself to be … always courteous, deliberate in my replies, and not uncordial.
Hence Uncordially adv.
1811. Ora & Juliet, 50. She begged his forgiveness, which he granted, though somewhat uncordially.
