inimical

Definition

Harmful in effect.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "She doesn’t want to touch it, and indeed every particle of her screams against doing so because it is somehow inimical to her."
• "Her inimical attitude precludes romance."

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