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un·friend·ly
(ŭn-frĕnd′lē)adj. un·friend·li·er, un·friend·li·est
1. Not friendly.
2. Antagonistic or hostile: an unfriendly nation.
3. User-unfriendly.
un·friend′li·ness n.
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unfriendly
(ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. not friendly; hostile
2. unfavourable or disagreeable
adv
rare in an unfriendly manner
unˈfriendliness n
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un•friend•ly
(ʌnˈfrɛnd li)adj. -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj.
1. not friendly or kind; unsympathetic; aloof.
2. hostile; antagonistic.
3. unfavorable; inhospitable, as an environment.
adv. 4. in an unfriendly manner.
[before 900]
un•friend′li•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | unfriendly - 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. | unfriendly - 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. | unfriendly - 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. | unfriendly - 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" |
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unfriendly
adjective
1. hostile, cold, distant, sour, chilly, aloof, surly, antagonistic, disagreeable, quarrelsome, unsociable, ill-disposed, unneighbourly She spoke in a loud, rather unfriendly voice.
hostile warm, friendly, amiable, sociable, affable, convivial
hostile warm, friendly, amiable, sociable, affable, convivial
2. unfavourable, hostile, inhospitable, alien, inauspicious, inimical, uncongenial, unpropitious, unkind We got an unfriendly reception from the hotel-owner.
unfavourable hospitable, congenial, auspicious, propitious
unfavourable hospitable, congenial, auspicious, propitious
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unfriendly
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Translations
nepřátelský
uvenlig
epäystävällinen
neprijazan
不親切な
불친절한
neprietenos
neprijazen
ovänlig
ไม่เป็นมิตร
không thân thiện
unfriendly
[ˈʌnˈfrendlɪ] ADJ (unfriendlier (compar) (unfriendliest (superl))) [person] → poco amistoso; (stronger) → antipático; [voice] → poco amistoso; [act, gesture] → poco amistoso; (stronger) → hostil; [place, atmosphere] → poco acogedor; [country, territory] → hostilto be unfriendly to or towards sb → ser or mostrarse antipático or poco amistoso con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unfriendly
[ˌʌnˈfrɛndli] adj [person, manner, voice, eyes] → froid(e); [atmosphere, place] → inamical(e)The waiters are a bit unfriendly → Les serveurs ne sont pas très aimables., Les serveurs sont un peu froids.
to be unfriendly to sb → être distant(e) envers qn, être distant(e) avec qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unfriendly
adj → unfreundlich (to sb zu jdm); (= hostile) natives, country, act → feindselig; territory → unwirtlich; (Fin) takeover → feindlich; (= harmful) → schädlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unfriendly
[ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) unfriendly (to) → scostante (con), antipatico/a (con); (attitude, reception) → ostile, poco amichevole; (remark) → scorteseCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unfriendly
→ غَيْرُ وُديّ nepřátelský uvenlig unfreundlich αφιλόξενος antipático epäystävällinen antipathique neprijazan scortese 不親切な 불친절한 onvriendelijk uvennlig nieprzyjazny antipático недружелюбный ovänlig ไม่เป็นมิตร düşmanca không thân thiện 不友好的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unfriendly
a. poco amistoso-a, poco amigable.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
unfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"
unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
unfriendly - not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
unfriendly - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"