unfriendly

[ uhn-frend-lee ]
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adjective,un·friend·li·er, un·friend·li·est.
  1. not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.

  2. hostile; antagonistic: an unfriendly act of aggression.

  1. unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an environment: an unfriendly climate for new ideas.

adverb
  1. in an unfriendly manner.

Origin of unfriendly

1
before 900; Middle English (adj.); Old English unfreondlīche (adv.). See un-1, friendly

Other words from unfriendly

  • un·friend·li·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unfriendly

unfriendly

/ (ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ) /


adjective-lier or -liest
  1. not friendly; hostile

  2. unfavourable or disagreeable

adverb
  1. rare in an unfriendly manner

Derived forms of unfriendly

  • unfriendliness, noun

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