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unfriendly

[ uhn-frend-lee ]

adjective

unfriendlier, unfriendliest.
  1. not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof:

    an unfriendly coldness of manner.

  2. hostile; antagonistic:

    an unfriendly act of aggression.

  3. unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an environment:

    an unfriendly climate for new ideas.



adverb

  1. in an unfriendly manner.

unfriendly

/ ʌˈڰɛԻɪ /

adjective

  1. not friendly; hostile
  2. unfavourable or disagreeable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. rare.
    in an unfriendly manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈڰԻԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ڰԻl·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unfriendly1

before 900; Middle English (adj.); Old English ܲԴڰDzԻī (adv.). See un- 1, friendly
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China, the world's second largest economy, was hardest hit by Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" towards nations he deems unfriendly to America's interest.

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A slight majority supports continuing to supply Ukraine with weapons, and 96 percent consider West European countries as “allies” or “friendly” powers, while four percent consider them “unfriendly” or “enemies.”

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That isolation only makes us cold, cruel, unfriendly, unloving and incurious when we venture into the world and cross paths with all of the incredible people who inhabit it.

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"A lot of line-ups can have quite a lot of masculine energy, be very territorial and unfriendly - but I think that does depend where you go."

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Khatib goes even deeper n suggesting that Israel’s relationship with Russia — which is not unfriendly, curiously enough — could be a factor in building that new order.

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