neighborly

[ney-ber-lee]

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adjective

having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.

Origin of neighborly

First recorded in 1515–25; neighbor + -ly

Related formsneigh·bor·li·ness, nounun·neigh·bor·li·ness, nounun·neigh·bor·ly, adjective

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Related Words for neighborly

cordial, amiable, harmonious, hospitable, considerate, sociable, gracious, civil, companionable, cooperative, genial, gregarious, helpful, kind, obliging, social, well-disposed

Examples from the Web for neighborly

Contemporary Examples of neighborly

Paul is right that we must deal with the Bundy crisis in the spirit of neighborly forbearance.
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James Poulos
April 19, 2014
Black orchestrates her outburst of neighborly frustration brilliantly.
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Jane Ciabattari
May 30, 2010

Historical Examples of neighborly

She included them both in a neighborly glance, and Dilly was very grateful.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
An' when I can't, folks are so neighborly they strike a light for me to see by.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
I can get politics and chat and neighborly conveniences from cheaper companions.
Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
They can't object to your making a neighborly call, can they?
Fair Harbor
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Our neighbors and friends in Mayberry were as kind and neighborly as ever.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
Joseph C. Lincoln

Word Origin and History for neighborly

adj.

1550s, from neighbor (n.) + -ly (1). Earlier as an adverb (1520s), while an earlier adjective form was neighborlike (late 15c.). Related: Neighborliness, which ousted earlier neighborship (mid-15c.).