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un·friend·ly
 unfriendly
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
frend
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| 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
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| 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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| related words: |
chill, cold, contrary, desolate, enemy, frigid, glaring, ill, stiff, unfavorable |
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| derivation: |
unfriendliness (n.) |
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