well-met

[ wel-met ]

/ ˈwɛlˈmɛt /

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adjective Archaic.

(used as a salutation or part of a salutation).

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Compare hail-fellow.

Origin of well-met

First recorded in 1580–90

How to use well-met in a sentence

Well-met were we three folk; ay, no doubt: I was in a glow of content with this new fortune.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan
It could not be that Gordon, could it, with his hail-fellow-well-met manner?
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
And surely the crime and the law were in admirable keeping: rustic constable was well met with rustic offender.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
"Well met, Miss Enistor," said the elder man in a genial manner and staring at her very directly.
A Son of Perdition|Fergus Hume

And at first he sings small, and is hail-fellow-well-met with Sheamus—that's James of the Glens, my chieftain's agent.
Kidnapped|Robert Louis Stevenson