Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an unneighborly manner; distantly; with reserve; hence, unkindly.
- Not neighborly; not in accordance with the duties or obligations of a neighbor; distant; reserved; hence, unkind: as, an unneighborly act.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
unneighbourly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, CEQA can also be abused by unneighborly residents who simply want to stick it to their own neighbors.
John Mirisch: The Farmers Field Saga: Hide and CEQA John Mirisch 2011
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However, CEQA can also be abused by unneighborly residents who simply want to stick it to their own neighbors.
John Mirisch: The Farmers Field Saga: Hide and CEQA John Mirisch 2011
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The most vicious and unneighborly behavior of all, though, can be found among some of the parasitic wasps that so impressed Darwin.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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That would be unneighborly, and to this fella, unneighborliness is downright unAmerican.
"An act of adultery between the defendant and the spouse of the plaintiff..." Ann Althouse 2009
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If this was a real sign, it would likely be pretty unneighborly and thus much less funny.
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The most vicious and unneighborly behavior of all, though, can be found among some of the parasitic wasps that so impressed Darwin.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The most vicious and unneighborly behavior of all, though, can be found among some of the parasitic wasps that so impressed Darwin.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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If this was a real sign, it would likely be pretty unneighborly and thus much less funny.
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South of the state line in Florida, state officials and wildlife advocates say Georgia's behavior is unneighborly, and putting at risk not only mussels and sturgeon but the oyster and seafood industry in Apalachicola Bay.
Atlanta Is Flexing 2007
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Not to mention how unneighborly that would be to Mexico, to send them back "Americanized" kids -- who speak English better than Spanish like they don't have enough problems there.
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