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un·friend·ly

unfriendly

 
pronunciation:
uhn frend li
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: unfriendlier, unfriendliest
definition 1: aloof, unpleasant, or hostile to others.
The neighbors are unfriendly, so I generally avoid them and don't ask any favors.She didn't mean to be unfriendly toward her co-worker, but she was in too much of a hurry to chat.You should stay away from that dog; it's very unfriendly.
antonyms:
affable, amiable, amicable, friendly, genial, neighborly, warm
similar words:
antisocial, distant, hostile, inimical, surly, ugly
definition 2: not offering good prospects; not welcoming; forbidding.
an unfriendly coastline
antonyms:
benign, favorable, propitious
similar words:
cool, forbidding, hostile, ugly
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