neighbourly
US neighborly
/ (ˈneɪbəlɪ) /
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 GaskellShe even said to me that she was terribly disappointed not to find you at home, as she came to make a neighbourly call.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueProfessor Fortescue looked vaguely round, as if expecting Hadria to express some neighbourly sentiment, but she said nothing.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdIt seemed a neighbourly sort of place to rest in, if a man chose, after a roaming life.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonThe 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
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