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UNFRIENDLY
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Irregular inflected forms: unfriendlier , unfriendliest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not disposed to friendship or friendliness
Example:
an unfriendly action to take
Classified under:
Similar:
beetle-browed; scowling (sullen or unfriendly in appearance)
chilly (lacking warmth of feeling)
uncordial (lacking warmth or friendliness)
unneighborly; unneighbourly (not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor)
Also:
incompatible; uncongenial (not suitable to your tastes or needs)
inhospitable (not hospitable)
hostile (characterized by enmity or ill will)
unsociable (not inclined to society or companionship)
cool (psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike)
Attribute:
friendliness (a friendly disposition)
Antonym:
friendly (characteristic of or befitting a friend)
Derivation:
unfriendliness (an unfriendly disposition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not easy to understand or use
Example:
user-unfriendly
Classified under:
Domain usage:
combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)
Antonym:
friendly (easy to understand or use)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Very unfavorable to life or growth
Example:
the unfriendly environment at high altitudes
Synonyms:
hostile; uncongenial; unfriendly
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
inhospitable (unfavorable to life or growth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not friendly
Example:
an inimical critic
Synonyms:
inimical; unfriendly
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
hostile (characterized by enmity or ill will)
Derivation:
unfriendliness (dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness)
Context examples:
Very unfriendly, certainly; and he must be a very odd man; but we are so glad to have her amongst us again!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
