Inimical means hostile.
Hostile.
| Front | inimical \i-ˈni-mi-kəl\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective Hostile. [From Latin in- (not) + amicus (friend). A few other words that share the same root are: amigo, amity, enemy, amicable, and amicus curiae. Earliest documented use: 1645.] "But the landers found no other signs of biological activity, nor any organic compounds. If anything, the soil seemed inimical to life." - Burkhard Bilger; The Martian Chroniclers; The New Yorker; Apr 22, 2013. |
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