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Definition of Inimical
1. Adjective. Not friendly. "An inimical critic"
Definition of Inimical
1. a. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.
Definition of Inimical
1. Adjective. Harmful in effect. ¹
2. Adjective. Unfriendly, hostile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inimical
1. unfriendly [adj] - See also: unfriendly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inimical
Literary usage of Inimical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order with Copious Illustrations by George Crabb (1904)
"Adverse may be applied to either persons or things; inimical and hostile to
persons or things personal; repugnant to things only. ..."
2. The History of Greece by William Mitford (1823)
"inimical to Sparta as the late transaction of the Athenian commonwealth certainly
was, and not less in direct contravention of subsisting ..."
3. The History of Greece by William Mitford (1823)
"inimical to Sparta as the late transaction of the Athenian commonwealth certainly
was, and not less in direct contravention of subsisting ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"maleficent (chiefly literary), malefic (chiefly spec.), mischievous; spec,
damaging, baleful, inimical, dire, direful, ..."
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