Definition for Inimical
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Meaning
Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful.
Sentence
This latest report, like so many earlier ones, found that too great a concern with test scores was inimical to a broad education.
Commentary
The in- with which inimical begins negates the meaning of the root. This word rarely describes a person; instead, it is generally used to describe forces, concepts, or situations. For example, high inflation may be called inimical to economics growth; tolerance of racist comments in an office may be seen as inimical to minorities; and rapid population growth may be inimical to a country's standard of living.