inimical
[ ih-nim-i-kuhl ]
/ ɪˈnɪm ɪ kəl /
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adjective
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze.
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Also in·im·i·ca·ble [ih-nim-i-kuh-buhl] /ɪˈnɪm ɪ kə bəl/ .
Origin of inimical
synonym study for inimical
2. See hostile.
OTHER WORDS FROM inimical
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inimical
inimical , inimitableDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use inimical in a sentence
They made the mistake of supposing the interests of the merchant, artisan, and mechanic were also inimicable.
A Spoil of Office|Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for inimical
inimical
/ (ɪˈnɪmɪkəl) /
adjective
adverse or unfavourable
not friendly; hostile
Derived forms of inimical
inimically, adverbinimicalness or inimicality, nounWord Origin for inimical
C17: from Late Latin inimīcālis, from inimīcus, from in- 1 + amīcus friendly; see enemy
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