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单词 palsy-walsy
释义

palsy-walsy

adjective

ˌpal-zē-ˈwal-zē How to pronounce palsy-walsy (audio)
slang
: being or appearing to be very intimate

Synonyms

  • amicable
  • bonhomous
  • buddy-buddy
  • chummy
  • collegial
  • companionable
  • comradely
  • cordial
  • friendly
  • genial
  • hail-fellow
  • hail-fellow-well-met
  • hearty
  • matey [chiefly British]
  • neighborly
  • palsy
  • warm
  • warmhearted
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Word History

Etymology

reduplication of palsy

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

palsy-walsy

adjective

slang
as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest she's gotten very palsy-walsy with the boss all of a sudden

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • warm
  • friendly
  • palsy
  • collegial
  • chummy
  • cordial
  • bonhomous
  • genial
  • merry
  • gracious
  • hail-fellow-well-met
  • neighborly
  • comradely
  • sweet
  • matey
  • amicable
  • companionable
  • social
  • hearty
  • loving
  • warmhearted
  • affectionate
  • nice
  • hail-fellow
  • jolly
  • fraternal
  • buddy-buddy
  • affable
  • clubby
  • agreeable
  • convivial
  • hospitable
  • adoring
  • jovial
  • close
  • folksy
  • outgoing
  • good-natured
  • sociable
  • gregarious
  • familiar
  • extroverted
  • fond
  • good-tempered
  • devoted
  • brotherly
  • intimate
  • approachable
  • sisterly
  • lovesome
  • extraverted
  • tender
  • tenderhearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hostile
  • antagonistic
  • unfriendly
  • glacial
  • cold
  • alienated
  • frosty
  • icy
  • chilly
  • unsocial
  • cool
  • estranged
  • frigid
  • truculent
  • quarrelsome
  • bellicose
  • wintry
  • belligerent
  • aggressive
  • disputatious
  • unsociable
  • wintery
  • combative
  • pugnacious
  • contentious
  • argumentative
  • cold-blooded
  • inhospitable
  • inimical
  • scrappy
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