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- Dictionaryunfriendly/ʌnˈfrɛn(d)li/
adjective
- 1. not friendly: "she shot him an unfriendly glance" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ʌnˈfrendli / us. Add to word list. likely to cause problems or prevent success: Plastic bags are an unfriendly choice for environmental sustainability. an unfriendly tax regime. unfriendly to sb/sth Companies are migrating to the suburbs to avoid governments perceived as unfriendly to business.
adjective. very unfavorable to life or growth. “the unfriendly environment at high altitudes” synonyms: hostile, uncongenial. inhospitable.
unfriendly. adjective. un· friend· ly ˌən-ˈfren (d)-lē. Synonyms of unfriendly. : not friendly: such as. a. : hostile, unsympathetic. an unfriendly nation. b. : inhospitable, unfavorable. Synonyms. antiseptic. arctic. brittle. chilly. clammy. cold-blooded. cold-eyed. coldish. cool. frigid. frosty. frozen. gelid. glacial. hard-eyed. icy. uncordial.
showing dislike and no sympathy. Opposite. friendly. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not liking or being pleasant towards others. unfriendly The crowd was unfriendly and dangerous. cool She was very cool towards his new wife. cold She's a cold, heartless woman. icy He gave me an icy stare. glacial Her reception of him was glacial.
If you describe a person, organization, or their behaviour as unfriendly, you mean that they behave towards you in an unkind or rather hostile way. It is not fair for him to be permanently unfriendly to someone who has hurt him.
Definition of unfriendly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define unfriendly. unfriendly synonyms, unfriendly pronunciation, unfriendly translation, English dictionary definition of unfriendly. adj. un·friend·li·er , un·friend·li·est 1. Not friendly. 2. Antagonistic or hostile: an unfriendly nation. 3. User-unfriendly. un·friend′li·ness n.
unfriendly meaning, definition, what is unfriendly: not kind or friendly: Learn more.
UNFRIENDLY definition: not friendly. Learn more.
What does the word unfriendly mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unfriendly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
