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inimical - Dictionary definition and meaning for inimical

INIMICAL

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  • (adj.) not friendly

    "an unfriendly act of aggression", "an inimical critic"

    synonyms : unfriendly

    Instead of being involved in acts inimical to the progress of the society, the youths should redirect their energy into more progressive ventures like communal sanitation and projects execution. -added by Administrator

    inimical
    -tagged by editor1
    Bicycle Unfriendly

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Selected Mnemonic for inimical

  • (Tag: Global) INIMICAL ~ inimi (sounds like ENEMY) + cal; Enemies are HOSTILE and of-course UNFRIENDLY.

    added by aajains

Mnemonics for inimical

  • (Tag: ) inimical reminds us of mimical.We sometimes mimic others in good humour. Inimical thus means something that shouldnt/cannot be mimicked.Unfriendly,Hostile

    added by k-electron    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) amicable another GRE word meaning "FRIENDLY" and ini(NOT) aMICAbLe meaning "UNFRIENDLY" or "NOT FRIENDLY" .

    added by vj.suryawanshi    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) inimi=enemy, and enemies cause damage. So inimical means something damaging.

    added by coolgal82    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: Mica) In+Mica, Mica the singer is unfriendly to Rakhi Sawant.

    added by omganesh    editEdit Mnemonic

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Origin

  • In Latin, inimicus means "enemy". added by mcnulty711

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