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