neighborly, neighbourly
(adjective) exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
neighborly (comparative neighborlier, superlative neighborliest)
American standard spelling of neighbourly.
He's very neighborly: he always collects my mail when I'm away on vacation.
Source: Wiktionary
Neigh"bor*ly, a. Etym: [Also written neighbourly.]
Definition: Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly.
– adv.
Definition: In a neigborly manner. Judge if this be neighborly dealing. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
