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unfriendly

[ uhn-frend-lee ]
/ ʌnˈfrɛnd li /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR unfriendly

adjective, un·friend·li·er, un·friend·li·est.

not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
hostile; antagonistic: an unfriendly act of aggression.
unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an environment: an unfriendly climate for new ideas.

adverb

in an unfriendly manner.

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Origin of unfriendly

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unfriendly

un·friend·li·ness, noun

Words nearby unfriendly

unfranked income, unfreeze, unfrequented, unfriend, unfriended, unfriendly, unfrock, unfroze, unfruitful, unfulfilled, unfunded
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Words related to unfriendly

combative, antagonistic, chilly, inhospitable, hateful, unfavorable, acrimonious, against, alien, aloof, antisocial, censorious, cold, competitive, conflicting, contrary, disaffected, disagreeable, distant, grouchy

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British Dictionary definitions for unfriendly

unfriendly
/ (ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

not friendly; hostile
unfavourable or disagreeable

adverb

rare in an unfriendly manner

Derived forms of unfriendly

unfriendliness, noun
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