"inimical" meaning in All languages combined

See inimical on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/ Audio: en-us-inimical.ogg [US] Forms: more inimical [comparative], most inimical [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin inimīcālis (“hostile”), from inimīcus (“enemy”) (from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”)) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|inimīcālis||hostile}} Latin inimīcālis (“hostile”), {{m|la|inimīcus||enemy}} inimīcus (“enemy”), {{m|la|in-||not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|amīcus||friend}} amīcus (“friend”), {{m|la|-ālis}} -ālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} inimical (comparative more inimical, superlative most inimical)
  1. Harmful in effect. Translations (harmful): kaltegarri (Basque), вреден (vreden) (Bulgarian), неблагоприятен (neblagoprijaten) (Bulgarian), schadelijk (Dutch), nuisible [feminine, masculine] (French), schädlich (German), επιζήμιος (epizímios) [masculine] (Greek), зиянды (ziändy) (Kazakh), szkodliwy [masculine] (Polish), вре́дный (vrédnyj) [masculine] (Russian), nocivo (Spanish), skadlig (Swedish), шкідли́вий (škidlývyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inimical-en-adj-BhvqN6YD Disambiguation of 'harmful': 100 0
  2. Unfriendly, hostile. Translations (hostile): etsai (Basque), враждебен (vraždeben) (Bulgarian), недоброжелателен (nedobroželatelen) (Bulgarian), 有敵意的 (Chinese Mandarin), 有敌意的 (yǒu díyì de) (Chinese Mandarin), vijandig (Dutch), malamika (Esperanto), hostile [feminine, masculine] (French), feindlich (German), feindselig (German), unfreundlich (German), εχθρικός (echthrikós) [masculine] (Greek), дұшпандық (dūşpandyq) (Kazakh), alienus (Latin), inimicalis (Latin), neuchaarjoil (Manx), nieprzyjazny [masculine] (Polish), wrogi [masculine] (Polish), złowrogi [masculine] (Polish), недружелю́бный (nedruželjúbnyj) [masculine] (Russian), вражде́бный (vraždébnyj) [masculine] (Russian), hostil (Spanish), fientlig (Swedish), недру́жній (nedrúžnij) [masculine] (Ukrainian), непри́язний (neprýjaznyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), воро́жий (voróžyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inimical-en-adj-fTq2OO-0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'hostile': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inimic, inimicable, antagonistic Related terms: inimically, enemy

Alternative forms

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hostile"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "feindlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "feindselig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "unfreundlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "echthrikós",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "εχθρικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "dūşpandyq",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "дұшпандық"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "alienus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "inimicalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "neuchaarjoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieprzyjazny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wrogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "złowrogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedruželjúbnyj",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недружелю́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vraždébnyj",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вражде́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "hostil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "word": "fientlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedrúžnij",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недру́жній"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neprýjaznyj",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непри́язний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "voróžyj",
      "sense": "hostile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "воро́жий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inimical"
}

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