unfriendly
pronunciation
How to pronounce unfriendly in British English:
UK [ʌnˈfrendli]
How to pronounce unfriendly in American English:
US [ʌnˈfrɛndli]
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- Adjective:
- not easy to understand or use
- not disposed to friendship or friendliness
- lacking warmth of feeling
- not friendly
- very unfavorable to life or growth
Word Origin
- unfriendly (adj.)
- early 15c., "not characteristic of friends, hostile, inimical," from un- (1) "not" + friendly. Similar formation in Middle Dutch onvriendelijc, Middle High German unvriuntlich, German unfreundlich. Old English had unferondlice "unkindly." Related: Unfriendliness.
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Example
- 1. But unfriendly policies continue to drive firms elsewhere .
- 2. When I was very little the weekends at my father 's house felt cold and unfriendly .
- 3. In especially unfortunate incidents , humanity could be wiped out when a more advanced civilisation accidentally unleashes an unfriendly artificial intelligence , or performs a catastrophic physics experiment that renders a portion of the galaxy uninhabitable .
- 4. City dwellers were thought of as cold cynical and unfriendly .
- 5. Their faces were cold and unfriendly .