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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“You don’t get matey with the Queen,” recalled former British prime minister Tony Blair.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

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

“Arr, matey, who dares to disturb the pirate captain’s slumber?”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix