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un·friend·ly
 unfriendly
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
frend
li
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
unfriendlier, unfriendliest |
definition: |
If someone is unfriendly, they make other people feel that they are not interested in them or that they don't want to get to know them. Sometimes they act in a way that is not nice or kind. Some people really don't want to talk to or be friends with other people, but sometimes people can act in a way that seems unfriendly even if they are not really unfriendly people.
Ms. Ellis went over to say hello to her new neighbors, but they were kind of unfriendly, so she didn't try to talk to them again.People often think Max is unfriendly, but actually he is just shy and doesn't know what to say to people.- antonyms:
- friendly, warm
- similar words:
- distant
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related words: |
chill, ill, stiff |
derivation: |
unfriendliness (n.) |
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