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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inimical  \In*im"i*cal\  (?;  277),  a.  [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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  inimical 
  adj  :  not  friendly;  "an  unfriendly  act  of  aggression";  "an 
  inimical  critic"  [syn:  {unfriendly}] 




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