hail-fellow

hail-fel·low

(hāl′fĕl′ō) also hail-fel·low-well-met (-wĕl′mĕt′)adj. Heartily friendly and congenial.

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[From the obsolete greeting hail, fellow!]

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hail′-fel′low n.

hail-fel•low

(n. ˈheɪlˈfɛl oʊ; adj. -ˌfɛl oʊ)

n. 1. Also, hail′ fel′low, hail′-fel′low well′ met′. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion. adj. 2. sociable; heartily genial. [1570–80]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hail-fellow - heartily friendly and congenial comradely, hail-fellow-well-metfriendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"