hail-fellow
Gregarious to excess
Hail-fellow describes hearty, familiar friendliness—the manner of someone who treats others like old companions.
The fuller form hail-fellow-well-met emphasizes this immediate, backslapping warmth.
The term often carries a slightly critical edge, suggesting the friendliness is excessive or insincere: His hail-fellow manner felt forced.
Fond of companionship
- affableWarm and approachable
- convivialSociable and cheerful
- backslappingExuberant physical congratulation
- outgoingSociable and unreserved
friendly · jovial · chummy · genial · extroverted · personable · amiable · warm
Feigning belief or feeling
- glibSuperficially articulate
- shallowWithout much depth
- facileSuperficially simple or effortless
- smarmyInsincerely ingratiating
unctuous · oily · slick · disingenuous · hollow · perfunctory · affected · phony
gregarious
Fond of companionship
- affableWarm and approachable
- convivialSociable and cheerful
- backslappingExuberant physical congratulation
outgoing · friendly · jovial · chummy · genial · extroverted · personable · amiable · warm · approachable
insincere
Feigning belief or feeling
smarmy · unctuous · oily · slick · disingenuous · hollow · perfunctory · affected · phony · pretentious
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
lodge · tavern · pub · regulars · network · cronyism · insider · clique · circle · gathering
hail-fellowreserved
Restrained in manner
aloof · standoffish · distant · cold · unfriendly
hail-fellowformal
Following strict protocol
stiff · ceremonious · starchy · buttoned-up · strait-laced
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