inimical

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kəl/

Definition of inimical

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Harmful in effect.
    “She doesn’t want to touch it, and indeed every particle of her screams against doing so because it is somehow inimical to her.”
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adj

  1. Harmful in effect.
    “She doesn’t want to touch it, and indeed every particle of her screams against doing so because it is somehow inimical to her.”
  2. Unfriendly, hostile.
    “Her inimical attitude precludes romance.”

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of inimical

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