inimical
11inimical — inimically, adv. inimicalness, inimicality, n. /i nim i keuhl/, adj. 1. adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health. 2. unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze. Also, inimicable. [1635 45; < L inimic(us)… …
12inimical — adjective /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/ a) Harmful in effect Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant. b) unfriendly; hostile Her inimical attitude precludes romance. Syn: inimicable …
13inimical — adjective formal very unfavourable for something: a cold, inimical climate (+ to): conditions inimical to economic development inimically / kli/ adverb …
14inimical — adjective an inimical gaze policies inimical to democracy Syn: harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, damaging, hurtful, destructive, ruinous, pernicious; antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, unfavorable, adverse, oppose …
15inimical — in•im•i•cal [[t]ɪˈnɪm ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: conditions inimical to health[/ex] 2) unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze[/ex] • Etymology: 1635–45; < L inimīc(us) unfriendly, hostile… …
16inimical — in|im|i|cal [ ı nımıkl ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL causing harm or stopping the development of something: actions inimical to peace 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY unfriendly: HOSTILE ╾ in|im|i|cal|ly [ ı nımıkli ] adverb …
17inimical — UK [ɪˈnɪmɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) formal causing harm, or stopping the development of something actions inimical to peace 2) mainly literary unfriendly Derived word: inimically UK [ɪˈnɪmɪk(ə)lɪ] / US adverb …
18inimical — /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl / (say i nimikuhl) adjective 1. adverse in tendency or effect: a climate inimical to health. 2. unfriendly or hostile. {Late Latin inimīcālis, from Latin inimīcus unfriendly, an enemy} –inimicality /ɪˌnɪmɪˈkæləti/ (say i.nimi kaluhtee) …
19inimical descent — index foray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20inimical — Synonyms and related words: adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, aggressive, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, at cross purposes, balancing, battling, bellicose, belligerent, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody… …
