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inimical

English

Etymology

From Late Latin inim?c?lis (hostile), from inim?cus (enemy) (from in- (not) + am?cus (friend)) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??n?m?k?l/

Adjective

inimical (comparative more inimical, superlative most inimical)

  1. Harmful in effect.
  2. Unfriendly, hostile.
    Her inimical attitude precludes romance.

Synonyms

  • inimic, inimicable, antagonistic

Related terms

  • inimically
  • enemy

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baneful

English

Etymology

From bane +? -ful.

Adjective

baneful (comparative more baneful, superlative most baneful)

  1. (archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
  2. Harmful, injurious.
    • 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 32:
      This contempt of the understanding in early life has more baneful consequences than is commonly supposed […].

Synonyms

  • fatal
  • mortal

Antonyms

  • helpful
  • productive

Related terms

  • bane
  • banefully
  • banefulness

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