neighbourly

US neighborly

/ (ˈneɪbəlɪ) /


adjective
  1. kind, friendly, or sociable, as befits a neighbour

Derived forms of neighbourly

  • neighbourliness or US neighborliness, noun

Words Nearby neighbourly

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How to use neighbourly in a sentence

  • The old woman had not yet returned from church, or from the weekly gossip or neighbourly tea which succeeded.

    Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • She even said to me that she was terribly disappointed not to find you at home, as she came to make a neighbourly call.

  • Professor Fortescue looked vaguely round, as if expecting Hadria to express some neighbourly sentiment, but she said nothing.

  • It seemed a neighbourly sort of place to rest in, if a man chose, after a roaming life.

    The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton
  • The man who had so neighbourly opened the gate to the dealer in the trap was James Thardover, the owner of the property.

    The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies