unfriendly

[uhn-frend-lee]

adjective

unfriendlier, unfriendliest 

1. not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof.

   an unfriendly coldness of manner.

2. hostile; antagonistic.

   an unfriendly act of aggression.

3. unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an environment.

   an unfriendly climate for new ideas.

adverb

1. in an unfriendly manner.

unfriendly

/ ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ /

adjective

1. not friendly; hostile

2. unfavourable or disagreeable

adverb

1. rare,  in an unfriendly manner

Other Word Forms

• unfriendliness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfriendly¹

before 900; Middle English (adj.); Old English unfreondlīche (adv.). See un- ¹, friendly

Example Sentences

According to him, in August 2023, his aide returned to Japan to visit his family, and returned to Budapest three weeks later "a changed man", tense, and unfriendly.

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Mexico says it has offered Chávez asylum in accordance with international law, and rejected Peru's accusation that it was an "unfriendly act".

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That gives her influence over whom Mamdani picks at City Hall to carry out his affordability agenda and is unlikely to assuage concerns that his administration will carry out an agenda unfriendly to business.

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The intention of the act seems to have been to address national-security threats from unfriendly and hostile nations with sanctions or embargoes, not to “regulate” imports to address imbalanced or nonreciprocal trade.

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"Given this unfriendly act... the Peruvian government has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico today," Zela said.

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Related Words

• antagonistic 
• chilly 
• combative 
• hateful 
• inhospitable 
• unfavorable