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Un friendliness
un·friend·ly
/
ʌnˈfrɛnd
li
/
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[
uhn-
frend
-lee
]
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adjective,
un·friend·li·er,
un·friend·li·est,
adverb
adjective
1.
not amicable; not friendly or kindly in
disposition
; unsympathetic; aloof:
an unfriendly coldness of manner.
2.
hostile; antagonistic:
an unfriendly act of aggression.
3.
unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an
environment
:
an unfriendly climate for new ideas.
adverb
4.
in an unfriendly manner.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
(adj.);
Old English
unfreondlīche
(adv.). See
un-
1
,
friendly
Related forms
un·friend·li·ness,
noun
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unfriendly
(ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ)
—
adj
,
-lier
,
-liest
1.
not friendly; hostile
2.
unfavourable or disagreeable
—
adv
3.
rare
in an unfriendly manner
un'friendliness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
unfriendly
early 15c., "not characteristic of friends," from
un-
(1) "not" + friendly (see
friend
). Cf. M.Du. onvriendelijc, M.H.G. unvriuntlich, Ger. unfreundlich. Meaning "hostile, inimical" is recorded from late 15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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