From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinimicalin‧im‧i‧cal /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/ adjective formal HARM/BE BAD FORmaking it difficult for something to exist or happen a cold, inimical climateinimical to conditions inimical to development
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inimical to• Price controls are inimical to economic growth.Origin inimical (1500-1600) Late Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus; → ENEMY 