Meaning

2 senses

  1. Harmful in effect.

    schädlich

    вре́дныйvrédnyj

    шкідли́вийškidlývyj

  2. Unfriendly, hostile.

    Her inimical attitude precludes romance.

    feindlich, feindselig, unfreundlich

    недружелю́бныйnedruželjúbnyj, вражде́бныйvraždébnyj

    недру́жнійnedrúžnij, непри́язнийneprýjaznyj, воро́жийvoróžyj

More definitions
  • not friendly

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Your actions are inimical to the revolution.

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  2. No one could mistake this inimical gang for an impartial jury.

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  3. He doesn't understand that his actions are inimical to his own interests.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
harmful:
hostile:
Русский
By meaning 2
harmful:
hostile:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
harmful:
hostile:

Origin

From Late Latin inimīcālis (“hostile”), from inimīcus (“enemy”) (from in- (“not”) + amīcus

From Late Latin inimīcālis (“hostile”), from inimīcus (“enemy”) (from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”)) + -ālis.

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Forms

more inimical, most inimical
Comparativemore inimical Lesson
Superlativemost inimical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
inimicinimicableantagonistic
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
amicable

Word family

6 related words
RelatedenemyB1enmity
Derivedinimicalityinimicallyinimicalnessuninimical

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inhibitioninhibitorinhospitableinhumaninimitableiniquityinitialB2
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