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English
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Adjective
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.
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in the manner of a good, courteous, friendly neighbour
— see neighbourlyReferences