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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

neighborly en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English neighbor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English neighborly From neighbor + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (US, alt-of, standard) US standard spelling of neighbourly.
    • He's very neighborly: he always collects my mail when I'm away on vacation.

Forms

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neighborlier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
neighborliest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unneighborly · neighborliness · neighborlily