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Meaning of UNFRIENDLY

Pronunciation:  un'frendlee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
  2. [adj]  (in combination) not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"
  3. [adj]  very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
  4. [adj]  not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
  5. [adj]  lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner"
 
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 Synonyms: beetle-browed, chilly, hostile, inimical, scowling, uncordial, unneighborly, unneighbourly
 
 Antonyms: friendly
 
 See Also: cool, incompatible, inhospitable, uncongenial, unsociable

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*friend"ly\, a.
1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an
   unfriendly neighbor.
2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any
   object; as, weather unfriendly to health. --
   {Un*friend"li*ness}, n.
 
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