Inimical (adj.)

in·im·i·cal

iˈnimək(ə)l/

adjective

adjective: inimical

1. tending to obstruct or harm.

   “actions inimical to our interests”

   synonyms:

   harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, damaging, hurtful, destructive, ruinous, pernicious; antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, unfavorable, adverse, opposed; hostile, unkind, unsympathetic, unfriendly, ill-disposed, malevolent; unwelcoming, cold, frosty; literarymalefic “an inimical gaze”

   antonyms:

   friendly, favorable

   • unfriendly; hostile.

     “an inimical alien power”

     synonyms:

     harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, damaging, hurtful, destructive, ruinous, pernicious; antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, unfavorable, adverse, opposed; hostile, unkind, unsympathetic, unfriendly, ill-disposed, malevolent; unwelcoming, cold, frosty; literarymalefic “an inimical gaze”

     antonyms:

     friendly, favorable

Origin

early 16th century: from late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus (see enemy).