hailfellow
oʊ; noun
1.
Also, hail fellow, hail-fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.
adjective
2.
sociable; heartily genial: His hail-fellow manner helped him to advance in the sales force.
Origin:
1570–80
1570–80
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| hail-fellow | |
adjective | |
| heartily friendly and congenial [syn: comradely] |
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Hailfellow
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