Neighborlily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a neighborly manner. US, rare

    "Old Toby rises from his mat, / Sniffs neighborlily at the cat, / And yawns, (a trifle wide at that,) / With an old friend’s audacity;"

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"Old Toby rises from his mat, / Sniffs neighborlily at the cat, / And yawns, (a trifle wide at that,) / With an old friend’s audacity;"

Etymology

From neighborly + -ly.

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