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neighbourly

adj
/ˈneɪbɚˌli/CA

Etymology

From neighbour + -ly.

  1. inherited from *nēhwagabūrô✻ — “neighbour”
  2. inherited from *nāhwagabūrō✻
  3. inherited from nēahġebūr — “neighbour”
  4. inherited from neyghebour
  5. suffixed as neighbourly — “neighbour + ly”

Definitions

  1. Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.

    • She's so neighbourly that she always holds a welcoming party for new residents.
    • I got the impression you were looking for something, and it crossed my mind to ask you what that might be. Just being friendly, sir, just being neighbourly.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA