good-neighbourly
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (US) good-neighborly
Adjective[edit]
good-neighbourly (comparative more good-neighbourly, superlative most good-neighbourly)
- (British spelling) In the manner of a good, courteous, friendly neighbour.
- 1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 411:
- Although railways are normally excluded by statute from seeking planning permission for most of their works, the Trust thought it good-neighbourly to advise the local Ryedale District Council of its intentions.
Derived terms[edit]
- (UK) good-neighbourliness, (US) good-neighborliness
Translations[edit]
in the manner of a good, courteous, friendly neighbour — see neighbourly
References[edit]
- “good-neighbourly”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.