inimical
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in·imi·cal (i nim′i kəl)
adjective
- like an enemy; hostile; unfriendly
- in opposition; adverse; unfavorable laws inimical to freedom
Etymology: LL inimicalis < L inimicus, hostile, enemy
Related Forms:
- inimically in·im′i·cally adverb
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Modifies a noun
- force: The protagonist goes on to battle and conquer the villain or inimical forces.
Modifying Another Word
- so: We invent scuba gear and submarines and we explore the deep ocean so inimical to our terrene mammal bodies.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Curiously, both streams, in the Neoplatonic and the Epicurean schools, became inimical to science and western understandings of religion.
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