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inimicable

/ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kə.bəl/

inimicable adjective: synonym of inimical (“harmful, hostile”).

Adjective

inimicable (comparative more inimicable, superlative most inimicable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of inimical (“harmful, hostile”).
    • Angel incarnate!—as we have heretofore justly denominated thee—woman of virtue, piety, and truth!—guard, strictly guard every avenue to that inestimable storehouse of bliss for man—thy yet untainted heart!—let no envy of even a rival’s beauty; no malice; no hatred; no pride; no self-interest...1805, Eugenia de Acton [pseudonym; Alethea Lewis], “Fortune Telling Concluded”, in The Nuns of the Desert; or, The Woodland Witches. […], volume I, London: […] Minerva-Press, for Lane, Newman, and...
    Synonyms:
    inimical

Synonyms of inimicable

Forms of inimicable

comparativemore inimicable
superlativemost inimicable

Origin of inimicable

From in- + amicable, after Latin inimīcus (“enemy”) from in- + amīcus, inimical. Piecewise doublet of inamiable, inamicable, unamiable, and unamicable.

Words formed from inimicable

Questions about inimicable

What does inimicable mean?
Inimicable means synonym of inimical (“harmful, hostile”).
What part of speech is inimicable?
Inimicable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inimicable?
Inimicable is pronounced /ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kə.bəl/.

Words near inimicable in the dictionary

  1. iniid
  2. iniids
  3. inimaginable
  4. inimic
  5. inimicability
  6. inimicable
  7. inimicably
  8. inimical
  9. inimicalities
  10. inimicality
  11. inimically

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