palsy-walsy
palsy-walsy · more palsy-walsy · most palsy-walsy
Very friendly, especially in an excessive or artificial wayVery friendly, especially in an excessive or artificial way.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)Very friendly, especially in an excessive or artificial way.
She's gotten palsy-walsy with her in-laws lately.
More definitions
- (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
Origin
Reduplicated from pals, + -y (adjectival suffix).Reduplicated from pals, + -y (adjectival suffix).
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Forms
more palsy-walsy, most palsy-walsy| Comparative | more palsy-walsy Lesson |
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| Superlative | most palsy-walsy Lesson |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form