also hail-fel·low-well-met
adjective
Heartily friendly and congenial.
Origin of hail-fellow
From the obsolete greeting hail, fellow!Related Forms:
- hail′-fel′low
noun
hail-fellow
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Noun
(plural hail-fellows)
- An intimate companion.
- Quotations: Hail-fellow well met. - Lyly
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