unneighbourly

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unneighbourly

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From un- + neighbourly.

adjective more unneighbourly · most unneighbourly · unneighborly

  1. 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 ſuſpition,

adverb more unneighbourly · most unneighbourly · unneighborly

  1. In a way that is not neighbourly.

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@misc{unneighbourly_2026,
  title = {unneighbourly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unneighbourly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}