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inimical (i NIM i kuhl) (adjective), more inimical, most inimical
1. Injurious or likely to cause a bad effect or damage: Some people have inimical habits that can cause an illness.
The drought has been inimical to crops this summer.
2. A reference to being unfriendly or hostile: The inimical glare of the judge disturbed the witness and his defense attorney.
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