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Definition of unfriendly - 3 dictionary results

un⋅friend⋅ly

  [uhn-frend-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
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–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:
bef. 900; ME (adj.); OE unfreondlīche (adv.). See un- 1 , friendly

Related forms:
un⋅friend⋅li⋅ness, noun
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un·friend·ly   (ŭn-frěnd'lē)   
adj.   un·friend·li·er, un·friend·li·est

  1. Not disposed to friendship.

  2. Indicating a bad prospect; unfavorable: unfriendly clouds.

un·friend'li·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unfriendly 
1425, "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 1483. A noun unfriend "enemy" is recorded from c.1275, chiefly in Scottish, still in use 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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