Pronounced: STRY-duhr, noun
Notes: Another word I’ve never run across (but I do know another word that descends from the same source)
Yesterday’s word
The word inimical means
- being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
- hostile or unfriendly
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word inimicus, which is a combination of in- (not) and amicus (friend). In current English, we don’t use our word to describe people; it is used to describe forces, concepts, or situations that are in some way harmful or hostile.
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