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palsy-walsy
adjective
informaluk /ˌpæl.ziˈwæl.zi/ us /ˌpæl.ziˈwæl.zi/
close in the manner of people who are friends, often in a way that is not considered acceptable :
The government and the press have a palsy-walsy relationship, so the press doesn't properly hold them accountable.
Her palsy-walsy writing style is very off-putting.
It would be wrong to suggest that their relationship is always palsy-walsy.
Once you're a manager, you can't be palsy-walsy with your staff any more.
You seem to be very palsy-walsy with my boyfriend!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Friendly
affability
affable
affably
affiliative
agreeableness
congeniality
conversable
convivial
conviviality
convivially
harmony
hospitable
hospitably
hospitality
socially
sugar and spiceidiom
sweet-natured
sweet-tempered
sweetness
the human touch
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