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neighbourly

/ ˈneɪbəlɪ /

adjective

  1. kind, friendly, or sociable, as befits a neighbour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈneighbourliness, noun
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Example Sentences

While speaking about the principles of unity and neighbourly values, she provided the metaphor of a house on fire - saying the right thing to do was to save its inhabitants, even if one of them was a "childless cat lady".

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A letter was presented to the court from a family who live near the pair, which said they had been "neighbourly and welcoming".

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Residents of Butler and its surrounding county describe the largely rural area as friendly and neighbourly, a quiet place.

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Labour want to talk about anti-social behaviour today, but they are themselves having a very public slanging match that is not exactly neighbourly.

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"The sun, the wind at your back and the strengthening of neighbourly relations with your Bavarian friends. Why not combine the pleasant with the useful," Mr Pavel wrote in a post on X.

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