What does unfriendly mean?

Definitions for unfriendly
ʌnˈfrɛnd liun·friend·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unfriendlyadjective

    not easy to understand or use

    "user-unfriendly"

  2. unfriendlyadjective

    not disposed to friendship or friendliness

    "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"

  3. unfriendly, inimicaladjective

    not friendly

    "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

  4. hostile, uncongenial, unfriendlyadjective

    very unfavorable to life or growth

    "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"

Wiktionary

  1. unfriendlyadjective

    not friendly; hostile; mean

  2. unfriendlyadjective

    unfavourable

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unfriendlyadjective

    Not benevolent; not kind.

    What signifies an unfriendly parent or brother? ’Tis friendship only that is the cement which effectively combines mankind. Government of the Tongue.

    This fear is not that servile dread, which flies from God as an hostile, unfriendly being, delighting in the misery of his creatures. John Rogers, Sermons.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unfriendlyadjective

    not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor

  2. Unfriendlyadjective

    not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unfriendly

    un-frend′li, adj. not friendly, kind, or favourable.—adv. in an unkind manner.—n. Unfriend′, one who is not a friend.—adj. Unfrien′ded, not supported by friends.—ns. Unfrien′dedness, the state of being unfriended; Unfrien′dliness, unkindness; Unfriend′ship, unfriendliness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unfriendly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unfriendly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unfriendly in a Sentence

  1. The Russian foreign ministry:

    Russia-U.S. relations are undergoing difficult times caused by Washington’s purposeful unfriendly actions, groundlessly making Russia responsible for the Ukraine crisis which was largely triggered by the United States itself, in 2014...Barack Obama's administration chose a path to cut back bilateral ties, proclaimed policy toward 'isolating' our country at the international scene and demanded support to its confrontational steps from countries who traditionally follow Washington's track.

  2. Dmitry Peskov:

    The relations now have hit the bottom, there are certain consequences of the unfriendly measures taken against our country and the retaliatory measures taken by us.

  3. David Viscott:

    To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

  4. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool -RRB- Putin:

    Western countries aren’t only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic sphere, but top officials from leading NATO members made aggressive statements regarding our country.

  5. Aki Peritz:

    Mar-a-Lago has been a porous place ever since Donald Trump declared Donald Trump candidacy and started winning primaries several years ago, if you were any intelligence service, friendly or unfriendly, worth their salt, they would be concentrating their efforts on this incredibly porous place.

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