Hail-fellow
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A close acquaintance. dated
"that being forbidden to be bold thou shouldst grow impudent, or being suffered to be familiar thou shouldst wax hail-fellow?."
- 1 Synonym of hail-fellow-well-met. not-comparable
"And there were ministers of many creeds,—pastors of great, gilt-edged congregations, at the seaside for a rest, with shepherds of the regular work,—from the priests of the Church on the Hill to bush-bearded ex-sailor Lutherans, hail-fellow with the men of a score of boats."
- 1 heartily friendly and congenial wordnet
Example
More examples"And there were ministers of many creeds,—pastors of great, gilt-edged congregations, at the seaside for a rest, with shepherds of the regular work,—from the priests of the Church on the Hill to bush-bearded ex-sailor Lutherans, hail-fellow with the men of a score of boats."
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