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
Signors, well-met: The lazy morn has scarcely trimm'd herself To entertain the sun; she still retains The slimy tincture of the banish'd night: I hardly could discern you.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
Not hail-fellow well-met with a "brother artist," like she had been yesterday.
From The Incomplete Amorist by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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