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matey
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective matey has 1 sense
- matey(s = adj.all) chummy, pally, palsy-walsy - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals; Array Derived form noun mate8
OXFORD DICTIONARY
matey, adj. & n. (also maty)
--adj. (matier, matiest) (often foll. by with) sociable; familiar and friendly.
--n. Brit. (pl. -eys) colloq. (usu. as a form of address) mate, companion.
--adj. (matier, matiest) (often foll. by with) sociable; familiar and friendly.
--n. Brit. (pl. -eys) colloq. (usu. as a form of address) mate, companion.
Derivative
mateyness n. (also matiness). matily adv.
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