English-Thai Dictionary

inimical

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ เป็นมิตร  antagonistic hostile unfriendly agreeable sueng-mai-pen-mid

 

inimically

ADV อย่าง มี เจตนาร้าย  อย่าง ไม่ เป็นมิตร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INIMICAL

a.[L. inimiens; in and amicus, a friend. ] 1. Unfriendly; having the disposition or temper of an enemy; applied to private enmity, as hostile is to public.
2. Adverse; hurtful; repugnant.
--Savage violences inimical to commerce.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INIMICAL

In *im "i *cal, a. Etym: [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.

 

INIMICALITY

INIMICALITY In *im `i *cal "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness. [R.]

 

INIMICALLY

INIMICALLY In *im "i *cal *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an inimical manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inimical

in im i cal |iˈnimikəl ɪˈnɪməkəl | ▶adjective tending to obstruct or harm: actions inimical to our interests. • unfriendly; hostile: an inimical alien power. DERIVATIVES in im i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus (see enemy ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inimical

inimical |ɪˈnɪmɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective tending to obstruct or harm: the policy was inimical to Britain's real interests. • unfriendly; hostile: an inimical alien power. DERIVATIVES inimically adverb ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus (see enemy ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inimical

inimical adjective an inimical gaze | policies inimical to democracy: harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, damaging, hurtful, destructive, ruinous, pernicious; antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, unfavorable, adverse, opposed; hostile, unkind, unsympathetic, unfriendly, ill-disposed, malevolent; unwelcoming, cold, frosty; literary malefic. ANTONYMS friendly, favorable. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See hostile . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inimical

inimical adjective 1 party politics are inimical to genuine democracy: harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, pernicious, damaging, hurtful, dangerous, destructive, ruinous, calamitous; antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, unfavourable, adverse, opposed, hostile, at odds, not conducive, prejudicial; literary malefic, maleficent. ANTONYMS helpful, advantageous. 2 he fixed her with an inimical gaze: hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, ill-disposed, unkind, unsympathetic, malevolent, malign; inhospitable, unwelcoming, cold, icy, frosty, glacial. ANTONYMS friendly, warm.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inimical

in im i cal /ɪnɪ́mɪk (ə )l /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖通例be ～〗 «…にとって » ひどく不利な, 都合の悪い, 有害な «to » .2 «…に対して » 敵意のある, 敵対している «to » .～ly 副詞