Definition of inimical Inimical

/ɪnɪˈmɪkʌl/ - [inimikul] - in•im•i•cal

We found 8 definitions of inimical from 6 different sources.

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What does inimical mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

inimical - not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
  unfriendly
  hostile unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inimical (a.)
    Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.
  • inimical (a.)
    Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • inimical
    Not friendly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • inimical
    in-im′i-kal, adj. like an enemy, not friendly: contrary: repugnant.—adv. Inim′ically. [L. inimicalisinimicusin, not, amicus, friendly.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • inimical
    Hostile.

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