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Webster 1913 Edition
Inimical
In-im′i-cal
(?; 277)
, Adj.
1.
Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; – chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.
2.
Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.
We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is
inimical
to all other governments. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inimical
INIM'ICAL
,Adj.
1.
Unfriendly; having the disposition or temper of an enemy; applied to private enmity, as hostile is to public.2.
Adverse; hurtful; repugnant. --Savage violences inimical to commerce.
Definition 2024
inimical
inimical
English
Adjective
inimical (comparative more inimical, superlative most inimical)
- Harmful in effect.
- Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.
- Unfriendly, hostile.
- Her inimical attitude precludes romance.
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Translations
harmful
hostile
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