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Definition of unfriendly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unfriendly

adjective
 
/ʌnˈfrendli/
 
/ʌnˈfrendli/
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  1. not kind or pleasant to somebody
    • an unfriendly atmosphere
    • unfriendly (to/towards somebody) There's no need to be so unfriendly towards them.
    • the use of environmentally unfriendly products (= that harm the environment)
    opposite friendly
    Extra Examples
    • She was really unfriendly to me.
    • ‘Yes?’ he said in an incredibly unfriendly voice.
    • She shot him an unfriendly glance.
    • The report said that the Church can appear unfriendly to outsiders.
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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