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adjective

ˈhāl-ˌfe-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce hail-fellow (audio)
Definition of hail-fellownext
as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest has the hail-fellow manner of an automobile salesman with something up his sleeve

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hail-fellow

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noun

as in buddy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow
  1. warm
  2. buddy
  3. friendly
  4. pal
  5. chum
  6. friend
  7. hearty
  8. musketeer
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
  • Trouble down in Georgia Steve Daniel and Tony D had been buddies for a long time.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And so is my buddy Rico here, who lives in Jackson Hole.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of buddy
Adjective
  • McCabe Pub McCabe Pub remained a local destination for comfort food, cold beers and friendly service for over 40 years before shutting down in January 2024.
    Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 30 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pal
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
  • Hicks said Disney could bolster its offerings with new educationally minded friends for Mickey Mouse, Woody the toy cowboy, or Winnie the Pooh.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Hang out with your friends more often, suggests Dr. Nicole Weinberg, a cardiologist at Providence Saint John's Health Center in California.
    Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of friend
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
  • Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Definition of musketeer
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