Inimical Definition

ĭ-nĭmĭ-kəl
adjective
In opposition; adverse; unfavorable.
Laws inimical to freedom.
Webster's New World
Like an enemy; hostile; unfriendly.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Inimical

  • From Latin inimicus (“enemy”), from in- (“not”) + amicus (“friend”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin inimīcālis from Latin inimīcus enemy enemy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Inimical Sentence Examples

  • Thenceforward France treated the papacy as an inimical power.

  • A broader agenda is not inimical to the US; on the contrary.

  • Home Office policies are often inimical to keeping asylum seekers within the system.

  • Stagnation of water is inimical to the action of the roots, and does away with the advantageous processes of flowing and percolating currents.

  • In fact, the girlfriends were usually seen as inimical to the Teddy Boy life.

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Words Starting With

IININI

Words Ending With

LALCAL

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inimical

Words Starting With I and Ending With L

Starts With I & Ends With LStarts With IN & Ends With LStarts With I & Ends With AL

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With I8 Letter Words Ending With L