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un·friend·ly

 (ŭn-frĕnd′lē)
adj.un·friend·li·er,un·friend·li·est
1. Not friendly.
2. Antagonistic or hostile:an unfriendly nation.
3. User-unfriendly.

un·friend′li·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

unfriendly

(ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ)
adj,-lieror-liest
1.not friendly; hostile
2.unfavourable or disagreeable
adv
rare in an unfriendly manner
unˈfriendlinessn
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•friend•ly

(ʌnˈfrɛnd li)

adj.-li•er, -li•est,
adv.adj.
1. not friendly or kind; unsympathetic; aloof.
2. hostile; antagonistic.
3. unfavorable; inhospitable, as an environment.
adv.
4. in an unfriendly manner.
[before 900]
un•friend′li•ness,n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unfriendly - not easy to understand or useunfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
friendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
2.unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendlinessunfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
uncongenial,incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
inhospitable - not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
unsociable - not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"
cool - psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
3.unfriendly - not friendlyunfriendly - not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
4.unfriendly - very unfavorable to life or growthunfriendly - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

unfriendly

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

unfriendly

adjective
Feeling or showing unfriendliness:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
nepřátelský
uvenlig
epäystävällinen
neprijazan
不親切な
불친절한
neprietenos
neprijazen
ovänlig
ไม่เป็นมิตร
không thân thiện

unfriendly

[ˈʌnˈfrendlɪ]ADJ (unfriendlier (compar) (unfriendliest (superl))) [person] →poco amistoso; (stronger) →antipático; [voice] →poco amistoso; [act, gesture] →poco amistoso; (stronger) →hostil; [place, atmosphere] →pocoacogedor; [country, territory] →hostil
to be unfriendlytoortowards sbserormostrarseantipáticoorpoco amistoso con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unfriendly

[ˌʌnˈfrɛndli]adj [person, manner, voice, eyes] →froid(e); [atmosphere, place] →inamical(e)
The waiters are a bit unfriendly →Lesserveurs ne sont pastrèsaimables., Lesserveurs sontun peufroids.
to be unfriendly to sb →êtredistant(e) envers qn, êtredistant(e) avec qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unfriendly

adjunfreundlich (to sb zu jdm);(= hostile)natives, country, actfeindselig;territoryunwirtlich; (Fin)takeoverfeindlich;(= harmful)schädlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unfriendly

[ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ]adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person)unfriendly (to)scostante (con), antipatico/a (con); (attitude, reception) →ostile,poco amichevole; (remark) →scortese
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unfriendly

غَيْرُ وُديّ nepřátelský uvenligunfreundlichαφιλόξενοςantipático epäystävällinenantipathique neprijazanscortese 不親切な 불친절한onvriendelijkuvennlignieprzyjaznyantipáticoнедружелюбный ovänlig ไม่เป็นมิตรdüşmanca không thân thiện不友好的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

unfriendly

a. poco amistoso-a, poco amigable.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012


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