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Neighborly: meaning and example

adjective · In the sense illustrated below

Friendly and helpful toward people living nearby.

Example sentence

“It was neighborly of you to bring our bins in.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

Putting it into words

In a compliment

“That was very neighborly of you. Thank you for checking on us.”

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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