unneighborly
unneighborly is the alternative spelling of unneighbourly.
Meaning of unneighbourly
Adjective
unneighbourly (comparative more unneighbourly, superlative most unneighbourly)
- Not neighbourly; antisocial.
- […]purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout...1620, Giovanni Bocaccio, translated by John Florio, The Decameron, Containing an Hundred Pleaſant Nouels: Wittily Diſcourſed, Betweene Seuen Honourable Ladies, and Three Noble Gentlemen, Isaac...
Forms of unneighborly
| comparative | more unneighborly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unneighborly |
Origin of unneighborly
From un- + neighborly.
Words formed from unneighborly
Questions about unneighborly
- What is unneighborly the alternative spelling of?
- Unneighborly is the alternative spelling of unneighbourly.
Words near unneighborly in the dictionary
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