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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•friend•ly /ʌnˈfrɛndli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - not friendly or kind;
hostile:a city with unfriendly natives. - unfavorable:an unfriendly environment of snow and ice.
adv. - in an unfriendly manner:acting unfriendly.
un•friend•li•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•friend•ly (un frend′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - not amicable;
not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof:an unfriendly coldness of manner. - hostile;
antagonistic:an unfriendly act of aggression. - unfavorable;
inhospitable or inimical, as an environment:an unfriendly climate for new ideas. adv. - in an unfriendly manner.
- bef. 900; Middle English (adjective, adjectival); Old English unfreondlīche (adverb, adverbial). See un-1, friendly
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