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inimical

adj.
US //ˌɪˈnɪmɪkəɫ// UK //ɪnˈɪmɪkəl// in·im·i·cal
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Origin

From Late Latin inimīcālis (“hostile”), from inimīcus (“enemy”) (from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”)) + -ālis.

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