matey
Example Sentences
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“Occasionally she can be matey with you, but don’t try to reciprocate or you get The Look,” he wrote in his memoir, “A Journey.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
He can be matey or imperious as the fancy takes him.
From Golf Digest • May 5, 2020
He is very matey even if there must be 20 years between us.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019
His discussions of Gorey’s work tend to be brief and shallow, and the writing is annoyingly matey.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
“Harr, matey, I do!” he said, quite convincingly.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
