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un·friend·ly  (n-frndl)
adj. un·friend·li·er, un·friend·li·est
1. Not disposed to friendship.
2. Indicating a bad prospect; unfavorable: unfriendly clouds.

un·friendli·ness n.

unfriendly
Adjective
[-lier, -liest] not friendly; hostile
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unfriendlyunfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
friendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
2.unfriendlyunfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
uncongenial, incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
inhospitable - not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
unsociable - not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"
cool - psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
3.unfriendlyunfriendly - not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
4.unfriendlyunfriendly - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"

unfriendly
adjective 1. hostile, cold, distant, sour, chilly, aloof, surly, antagonistic, disagreeable, quarrelsome, unsociable, ill-disposed, unneighbourly << OPPOSITE friendly
adjective 2. unfavourable, hostile, inhospitable, alien, inauspicious, inimical, uncongenial, unpropitious, unkind << OPPOSITE congenial
Translations

unfriendly [ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ] adjantipático
unfriendly [ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ] adjpeu aimable, froid(e)inamical(e)
unfriendly [ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ] adjunfreundlich
unfriendly [ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ] adjpoco amichevole, freddo/a

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