well-met
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of well-met
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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The two men were well-met because Mohr embodies Kasich’s style.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2015
You sometimes see him in this country�a stocky, gruff, mop-headed little figure sitting in the quiet corner of a hotel dining room, or booming greetings and blocking the sidewalk with a well-met friend.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Gaitskell is no hail-fellow well-met among the horny-handed men of Britain's labor unions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Good even, dame Chat, in faith, and well-met in this place!
From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Art, Mr. S. Mr. of
Thus it was with Druro, whom all men hailed as "well-met," and all women liked, and all Rhodesia called "Lundi," though his Christian names were really Francis Everard.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia
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