hail-fellow

adjective

hail-fel·​low ˈhāl-ˌfe-(ˌ)lō 

: hail-fellow-well-met

hail-fellow noun

Synonyms

• amicable
• bonhomous
• buddy-buddy
• chummy
• collegial
• companionable
• comradely
• cordial
• friendly
• genial
• hail-fellow-well-met
• hearty
• matey [chiefly British]
• neighborly
• palsy
• palsy-walsy [slang]
• warm
• warmhearted

Examples of hail-fellow in a Sentence

has the hail-fellow manner of an automobile salesman with something up his sleeve

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above