unfriendly

[ uhn-frend-lee ]

/ ʌnˈfrɛnd li /

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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.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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

un·friend·li·ness, noun

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unfriendly

/ (ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ) /