Word of the Day: Inimical

In·im·i·cal: adjective \i-ˈni-mi-kəl\

: likely to cause damage or have a bad effect

: not friendly

Full Definition of INIMICAL

1:  being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence <forces inimical to democracy>

2a :  having the disposition of an enemy :  hostile <inimical factions> b :  reflecting or indicating hostility :  unfriendly <his father’s inimical glare>

— in·im·i·cal·ly adverb

Examples of INIMICAL

1. <received an inimical response rather than the anticipated support>
2. <laws designed to enhance national security that some regard as inimical to cherished freedoms>

Origin of INIMICAL

Late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus enemy — more at enemy

First Known Use: 1573

Related to INIMICAL

Synonyms

adversarial, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, inhospitable, hostile, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic

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