Neighborly

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    US standard spelling of neighbourly. US, alt-of, standard

    "He's very neighborly: he always collects my mail when I'm away on vacation."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
friendlysocialagreeableamiableamicableattentive

Example

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"Tom just wanted to be neighborly."

Etymology

From neighbor + -ly.

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