Inimical
[ih-nim-i-kuh l] /ɪˈnɪm ɪ kəl/
adjective
1.
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
a climate inimical to health.
2.
unfriendly; hostile:
a cold, inimical gaze.
/ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/
adjective
1.
adverse or unfavourable
2.
not friendly; hostile
adj.
1640s, from Late Latin inimicalis “hostile,” from Latin inimicus “unfriendly, an enemy” (see enemy).
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