inimical
adjective /ɪˈnɪmɪkl/
/ɪˈnɪmɪkl/
(formal)- inimical to something harmful to something; not helping something
- These policies are inimical to the interests of society.
- not friendly
- an inimical stare
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus, from in- ‘not’ + amicus ‘friend’.