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Definition of: inimical
(in·im′i·kəl) adjective
1. Of a character regarded as hurtful in tendency or opposed in influence; antagonistic.
2. Unfriendly; hostile. [<LL inimicalis <inimicus unfriendly <in- not + amicus friend]
—in·im′i·cal′i·ty (-kal′ə·tē) noun
—in·im′i·cal·ly adverb Synonyms: adverse, antagonistic, averse, contradictory, contrary, disaffected, harmful, hurtful, noxious, opposed, pernicious, repugnant, unfriendly, unwilling.
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