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Inimical

INIM'ICAL, a. [L. inimiens; in and amicus, a friend.] 1. Unfriendly; having the disposition or temper of an enemy; applied to private enmity, as hostile is to public. 2. Adverse; hurtful; repugnant. --Savage v...

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INIM'ICAL, a. [L. inimiens; in and amicus, a friend.]

1. Unfriendly; having the disposition or temper of an enemy; applied to private enmity, as hostile is to public.

2. Adverse; hurtful; repugnant.

--Savage violences inimical to commerce.

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