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unfriendly

unf·riendly

UK/ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/ US/ʌˈnfrɛndli/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not easy to understand or use

  • “user-unfriendly”
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2.

not disposed to friendship or friendliness

  • “an unfriendly coldness of manner”
  • “an unfriendly action to take”
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3.

lacking warmth of feeling

  • “a chilly greeting”
  • “an unfriendly manner”
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4.

not friendly

  • “an unfriendly act of aggression”
  • “an inimical critic”
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5.

very unfavorable to life or growth

  • “a hostile climate”
  • “an uncongenial atmosphere”
  • “an uncongenial soil”
  • “the unfriendly environment at high altitudes”
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Origin

From Middle English unfrendly, unfrendli, unfrendely, from Old English *unfrēondlīċ (suggested by derivative unfrēondlīċe (“in an unfriendly manner; unfriendly”, adverb)), equivalent to un- + friendly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunfrüntelk, uunfjuntelk (“unfriendly”), West Frisian ûnfreonlik (“unfriendly”), Dutch onvriendelijk (“unfriendly”), German Low German unfrünnelk (“unfriendly”), German unfreundlich (“unfriendly”), Faroese ófryntligur (“unfriendly”), Icelandic ófrýnilegur (“ugly; disturbing”).

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