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hail-fellow-well-met

/ˈheɪl ˌfel.əʊ ˌwel ˈmet/

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adjective

/ˈheɪl ˌfel.əʊ ˌwel ˈmet/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, описывающее человека, который чрезмерно или поверхностно дружелюбен и общителен.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is excessively or superficially friendly and sociable.

  1. Heartily friendly and congenialC1informalbritish

    Describes a person who is very friendly, sociable, and easy to get along with, often in a hearty or boisterous manner.

    ruДушевно-дружелюбный

    • He was a hail-fellow-well-met type, always ready with a joke and a slap on the back.
    • Her hail-fellow-well-met attitude made her popular at parties.
    • The new manager's hail-fellow-well-met demeanor put everyone at ease.

    Synonymsbackslappingchummycordialeffusivefamiliargenialgregarioushospitablesociablewarm

    Antonymsaloofcoldreservedstandoffishunsociable

Forms
  • more hail-fellow-well-met comparative form
  • most hail-fellow-well-met superlative form