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Pronunciation / Transliteration: i.na.mi.kal
"Son comportement était inamical envers les visiteurs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not kind or pleasant; hostile or showing a lack of friendliness.
"The local residents were somewhat unfriendly to the newcomers." - 2
Causing harm, damage, or discomfort to a specific entity, such as the environment or machines.
"Driving aggressively is unfriendly to the car's transmission."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'un-' (expressing negation or reversal) combined with 'frēondlīc' (friendly, from 'frēond', meaning friend). The term evolved through Middle English to describe anything not benevolent, kind, or accommodating toward persons, animals, or objects.
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inamical
Transliteration: i.na.mi.kal
"Son comportement était inamical envers les visiteurs."
unfreundlich
Transliteration: ˈʊnˌfʁɔɪnt.lɪç
"Der Service in diesem Geschäft war sehr unfreundlich."
ostile
Transliteration: oˈsti.le
"Il suo atteggiamento freddo sembrava ostile."
poco amistoso
Transliteration: ˈpo.ko a.misˈto.so
"Recibimos una respuesta poco amistosa por parte del gerente."
pouco amigável
Transliteration: ˈpo.ku a.miˈɡa.vɛw
"O clima na reunião estava um pouco amigável."
अमित्रवत
Transliteration: amitravat
"उसका व्यवहार आगंतुकों के प्रति अमित्रवत था।"
不友好的
Transliteration: bù yǒuhǎo de
"这种驾驶习惯对汽车很不友好。"
불친절한
Transliteration: bulchinjeolhan
"그 운전 습관은 자동차에게 불친절하다."
優しくない
Transliteration: yasashikunai
"その運転方法は車に優しくない。"
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