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adjective

ˈhāl-ˌfe-lō-ˌwel-ˈmet How to pronounce hail-fellow-well-met (audio)
Definition of hail-fellow-well-metnext
as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest a hail-fellow-well-met politician who genuinely enjoys pressing the flesh

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hail-fellow-well-met

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noun

as in pal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow-well-met
  1. warm
  2. pal
  3. friendly
  4. buddy
  5. gracious
  6. hearty
  7. chum
  8. compadre
Adjective
  • If frostbite occurs, move indoors, remove wet clothing, and soak the affected body part in warm water.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Scientists expect the iceberg to head toward South Georgia island where warmer water is likely to trigger a breakup of the big berg into smaller chunks.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of warm
Noun
  • Thankfully, the whimsical grouping of the North Pole pals unites their powers to hopefully make magic happen just in time for Christmas!
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • On Episode 141 of This Week In Space, are joined by producer Anthony and our old pal Ant Pruitt to celebrate and discuss a wide variety of topics, from first space memories to our favorite space toys to what spaceflight means to each of us.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of pal
Adjective
  • In a statement, City Manager Brian Saeki declined to comment on the litigation but described the promenade as the centerpiece of a decades-long effort to support local businesses and make the Uptown area more pedestrian friendly.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of friendly
Noun
  • Trouble down in Georgia Steve Daniel and Tony D had been buddies for a long time.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • About two hours later Franklin, with buddies Cody Steine and Zeb Beam, showed up and the four men picked up the blood trail.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of buddy
Adjective
  • His acceptance speech was just like him: gracious and humble.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • When it was announced that the Last Splash classic lineup of the Breeders (Kim Deal on rhythm guitar and vocals, twin sister Kelley on lead guitar, Josephine Wiggs on bass, and Jim Macpherson on drums) would be opening select dates in 2024 for Olivia Rodrigo, Deal was both shocked and gracious.
    Drew Fortune, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of gracious
Noun
  • Renowned for its bouchons (traditional restaurants offering hearty, authentic cuisine), Lyon is a paradise for gastronomes and one of the destinations in Europe where travelers save most vacation time.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Solar Beach attracts a younger crowd, those who like to party hearty.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of hearty
Noun
  • Considering how Future’s current success hinged on these collabs, this sort of victory lap feels like a miss in the rapper’s post-Aubrey period, choosing to play things safe without his commercially lucrative chum rather than try a more ambitious option with different producers.
    Gary Suarez, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
  • These five are chum, sockeye, Chinook, Coho, and pink - with pink being the smallest and most abundant species and Chinook being the largest and least abundant, per the Pacific Salmon Foundation.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of chum
Noun
  • In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 July 2023
Definition of compadre
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