hail-fellow-well-met

adjective

hail-fel·​low-well-met ˈhāl-ˌfe-lō-ˌwel-ˈmet 

-lə-ˌwel-

: heartily friendly and informal : comradely

hail-fellow-well-met noun

Synonyms

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

Examples of hail-fellow-well-met in a Sentence

a hail-fellow-well-met politician who genuinely enjoys pressing the flesh

Word History

Etymology

from the archaic salutation "Hail, fellow! Well met!"

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hail-fellow-well-met

• videocassette
• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette