unfriendly
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English unfrendly, unfrendli, unfrendely, from Old English *unfrēondlīċ (suggested by derivative unfrēondlīċe (“in an unfriendly manner; unfriendly”, adverb)), equivalent to un- + friendly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunfrüntelk, uunfjuntelk (“unfriendly”), West Frisian ûnfreonlik (“unfriendly”), Dutch onvriendelijk (“unfriendly”), German Low German unfrünnelk (“unfriendly”), German unfreundlich (“unfriendly”), Faroese ófryntligur (“unfriendly”), Icelandic ófrýnilegur (“ugly; disturbing”).
Adjective edit
unfriendly (comparative unfriendlier or more unfriendly, superlative unfriendliest or most unfriendly)
- Not friendly; hostile; mean.
- Unfavourable.
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Noun edit
unfriendly (plural unfriendlies)
- An enemy.
- 2005, Ted Dekker, Thunder of Heaven, page 217:
- Sweep the valley compound and eliminate any unfriendlies you encounter.
- 2008, Dennis Wengert, A Very Healthy Insanity, page 44:
- You see, the mission of almost every teenage girl on the loose is to first identify the targets, just like a war. These include the primary objective (the boy), the enemy (other girls), the friendlies (sympathetic girl friends and the boy's family), and unfriendlies (other boys).
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English unfrendli, from Old English unfrēondlīċe (“in an unfriendly manner”), equivalent to unfriend + -ly.
Adverb edit
unfriendly (comparative unfriendlier or more unfriendly, superlative unfriendliest or most unfriendly)