unfriendly
- 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.
- in an unfriendly manner.
Origin of unfriendly
Related Words for unfriendly
combative, antagonistic, chilly, inhospitable, hateful, unfavorable, acrimonious, against, alien, aloof, antisocial, censorious, cold, competitive, conflicting, contrary, disaffected, disagreeable, distant, grouchyExamples from the Web for unfriendly
Contemporary Examples of unfriendly
One of her most pointed criticisms is that people on the folk scene weren't as unfriendly as the film paints them.
Just how unfriendly are Republicans to the idea of changing the law for unions now?
And the second is that government agencies have a tendency to be unfriendly to groups that are unfriendly to them.
They warned prisoners of upcoming searches of their cells by unfriendly colleagues.
The channels ignored the deputies, and one outlet even aired a show called Apocalypse: Unfriendly Universe several times a week.
Historical Examples of unfriendly
It was not unfriendly; it was, indeed, consistently respectful, almost reverential.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Sometimes it is conferred by an unfriendly and inconsiderate hand.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
Mulready started and fixed him with a troubled and unfriendly stare.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
It must come to a friendly agreement, or an unfriendly crash.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Wisdom will never let us stand with any man or men on an unfriendly footing.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
unfriendly
- not friendly; hostile
- unfavourable or disagreeable
- rare in an unfriendly manner