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unfriendly

[uhn-frend-lee] Origin

un·friend·ly

[uhn-frend-lee] adjective, -li·er, -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.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English (adj.); Old English unfreondlīche (adv.). See un-1, friendly

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

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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.
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