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in⋅im⋅i⋅cal

  [i-nim-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
2. unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze.
Also, in⋅im⋅i⋅ca⋅ble.

Origin:
1635–45; < L inimīc(us) unfriendly, hostile (see enemy ) + -al 1

Related forms:
in⋅im⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
in⋅im⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, in⋅im⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. noxious. 2. antagonistic. See hostile.

Antonyms:
2. friendly.
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in·im·i·cal   (ĭ-nĭm'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse: habits inimical to good health.
  2. Unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical voice.

[Late Latin inimīcālis, from Latin inimīcus, enemy; see enemy.]
in·im'i·cal·ly adv.
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Inimical

In*im"i*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. inimicalis, fr. inimicus unfriendly, hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See Amity.]

1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.

2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.

We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to all other governments. --Burke.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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inimical 
1643, from L.L. inimicalis "hostile," from L. inimicus "unfriendly, an enemy" (see enemy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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