Definitions

matey

[mey-tee] / ˈmeɪ ti /

ADJECTIVE

companionable

Synonyms

WEAK

affable amicable buddy-buddy clubby complacent congenial conversable convivial cordial cozy cozy with familiar genial good-natured gregarious intimate mellow neighborly outgoing pally palsy sociable social tight tight with

Example Sentences

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He can be matey or imperious as the fancy takes him.

From Golf Digest • May 5, 2020

He relished being matey with the ultras and was seemingly blase about their darker dealings.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2016

"I was always looking to the other end and thinking all I've got to do is get there first. I can't affect matey in lane one. The only person you can slow down is yourself."

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2015

Not since George Carlin reëmerged angry and articulate, in the nineties, has a comedian called American bullshit to order so eloquently, or with more matey good cheer.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 7, 2015

Ross Wilcox took it, acting all matey to remind me we're not.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell