neigh|bor|ly

neigh|bor|ly
neigh|bor|ly «NAY buhr lee», adjective.
like or befitting a good neighbor; kindly, friendly, or sociable: »

He hath a neighbourly charity in him (Shakespeare).


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  • neigh|bor — «NAY buhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. someone who lives in the next house or nearby: »I called him my neighbour, because his plantation lay next to mine (Daniel Defoe). 2. a person or thing that is near or next to another: »The big tree… …   Useful english dictionary

  • neigh|bor|ing — «NAY buhr ihng, brihng», adjective. living or being near; bordering; near; adjoining; adjacent: »We heard the bird calls from the neighboring woods …   Useful english dictionary

  • neigh|bor|less — «NAY buhr lihs», adjective. without neighbors …   Useful english dictionary

  • neigh|bor|li|ness — «NAY buhr lee nihs», noun. neighborly disposition or quality …   Useful english dictionary

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  • un|neigh´bor|li|ness — un|neigh|bor|ly «uhn NAY buhr lee», adjective. not neighborly; not kindly, friendly, or sociable. –un|neigh´bor|li|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|neigh|bor|ly — «uhn NAY buhr lee», adjective. not neighborly; not kindly, friendly, or sociable. –un|neigh´bor|li|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • beg|gar-my-neigh|bor — «BEHG uhr my NAY buhr», noun, adjective. Especially British. –n. a children s card game that is won when a player captures all his opponent s cards. –adj. of or having to do with profits derived from or gained by the losses of another: »beggar my …   Useful english dictionary

  • good-neigh|bor|li|ness — «GUD NAY buhr lee nihs», noun. the disposition and behavior characteristic of a good neighbor; friendly feeling and relation: »Trade hungry Japan hoped such evidence of good neighborliness would dispel Filipino suspicions and open the way to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • good-neigh|bor|ly — «GUD NAY buhr lee», adjective. characterized by good neighborliness …   Useful english dictionary

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