matey
matey · matier · matiest
Sociable or friendlySociable or friendly.
US/mˈeɪti/
» Matey is a lavender faroese sheepdog puppy with aqua blue eyes and a pink nose.
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1 senses(UK)Sociable or friendly.
You've been very matey with that new bird.
More definitions
- (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
Examples
1 sentencesMatey is a lavender faroese sheepdog puppy with aqua blue eyes and a pink nose.
Forms
matier, matiestSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals:chummypallypalsy-walsy
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.