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   inimical

   /ɪˈnɪmɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to obstruct or harm: "the policy was inimical to Britain's real interests" Similar harmfulinjuriousdetrimentaldeleteriousperniciousdamaginghurtfuldangerousdestructiveruinouscalamitousantagonisticcontraryantipatheticunfavourableadverseopposedhostileat oddsnot conduciveprejudicialliterary:maleficmaleficentOpposite helpfuladvantageous
   • ▪ unfriendly; hostile: "an inimical alien power" Similar hostileunfriendlyantagonisticill-disposedunkindunsympatheticmalevolentmaligninhospitableunwelcomingcoldicyfrostyglacialOpposite friendlywarm

   Word Origin early 16th century: from late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus (see enemy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inimically adverb

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