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Definition of Inimical

Inimical
Inimical In*im"i*cal (?; 277), a. [L. inimicalis, fr. inimicus unfriendly, hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See Amity.] 1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity. 2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant. We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to all other governments. --Burke.

Meaning of Inimical from wikipedia

- Hostility is seen as a form of emotionally charged aggressive behavior. In everyday speech, it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression...
- 1953, the Soviet Union pursued a programme of de-Stalinisation that was inimical to Rákosi, leading to his deposition. The following political cooling saw...
- omission of the entire treatise of 'Abodah Zarah and of p****ages considered inimical to Christianity, together with modifications of certain phrases. A fresh...
- or neutral sign, and in Sushupti avastha or Sleeping state when in an inimical or its debilitation sign. c) A planet is in Dipita avastha when it is exalted...
- destroy matter and entities. One of the beings created in this way was the inimical Outer God Ngyr-Khorath. Mril Thorion is an Outer God who, along with Mlandoth...
- the rule of the Golden Horde—the "Tatar Yoke"—as backwards, destructive, inimical to all progress, and the reason for all of Russia's flaws. Similarly, the...
- (2), il-, im-, ir- not, un- (negation) Latin in- illicit, impossible, inimical, insane, irrational inan- empty, vain Latin inanitio "emptiness" and inanitas...
- servility, and pride; that, although in general, he portrays inclination as inimical to virtue, he also recognizes that sympathetic inclinations offer crucial...
- the chamber by Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet. Who denounced them for being "inimical" to the best interests of the US and NY State. Then by a vote of 140 to...
- Impurities in the molecules or in the crystallization solutions are often inimical to crystallization. Conformational flexibility in the molecule also tends...