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Unfriendly Friendly — is a term used mainly in military forces, especially cadet or training corps to denote forces who are acting as an opposing force, but played by friendly forces.The term is used mainly because many policies in cadet forces command that the cadets … Wikipedia
unfriendly takeover — ➔ takeover * * * unfriendly takeover UK US noun [C ] FINANCE ► a situation in which one company gets control of another when the owners of that company do not want to sell it: »an unfriendly takeover attempt/bid/offer »Law firms and investment… … Financial and business terms
unfriendly — UK US /ʌnˈfrendli/ adjective ► likely to cause problems or prevent success: »Plastic bags are an unfriendly choice for environmental sustainability. »an unfriendly tax regime unfriendly to sb/sth »Companies are migrating to the suburbs to avoid… … Financial and business terms
Unfriendly — Un*friend ly, a. 1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor. [1913 Webster] 2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health. [1913 Webster] {Un*friend li*ness}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unfriendly — index adverse (hostile), antipathetic (oppositional), contentious, inimical, malevolent, perverse … Law dictionary
unfriendly feeling — index ill will Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unfriendly — early 15c., not characteristic of friends, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + FRIENDLY (Cf. friendly). Cf. M.Du. onvriendelijc, M.H.G. unvriuntlich, Ger. unfreundlich. Meaning hostile, inimical is recorded from late 15c … Etymology dictionary
unfriendly — [adj] nasty, hostile acrimonious, against, alien, aloof, antagonistic, antisocial, censorious, chilly, cold, combative, competitive, conflicting, contrary, disaffected, disagreeable, distant, estranged, grouchy, grudging, gruff, hateful, ill… … New thesaurus
unfriendly — ► ADJECTIVE (unfriendier, unfriendliest) ▪ not friendly. DERIVATIVES unfriendliness noun … English terms dictionary
unfriendly — [unfrend′lē] adj. unfriendlier, unfriendliest 1. not friendly or kind 2. hostile 3. not favorable or propitious unfriendliness n … English World dictionary
unfriendly — un|friend|ly [ʌnˈfrendli] adj comparative unfriendlier superlative unfriendliest 1.) not kind or friendly ▪ The old man looked cross and unfriendly. ▪ a lonely unfriendly place unfriendly to/towards ▪ The villagers were really quite unfriendly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
