inimical

Meaning

1. Harmful in effect.
2. Unfriendly, hostile.

Synonyms

hostile

unfriendly

antagonistic

opposed

adverse

unkindly

enemy

hating

opposing

rude

gruff

malevolent

dour

hurtful

inhospitable

malicious

negative

opponent

raw

surly

uncharitable

ungallant

ungracious

unkind

unpleasing

unsympathetic

seeking to injure

abrupt

unsupportive

alien

👽

austere

brusk

brusque

caddish

contrary

disobliging

envious

graceless

hard

harmful

harsh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/

Etymology

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