Definition of inimical
1 : being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
forces inimical to democracy
2a : having the disposition of an enemy : hostile inimical factions
b : reflecting or indicating hostility : unfriendly his father's inimical glare
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The first known use of inimical was in 1573
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