What does "foelike" mean?

Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial.

What is a synonym for "foelike"?

Common synonyms include: foesome, foesome.

Foelike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial.
"To nurse up cruelty with mild aspect, Were to begin, but never for to end; Kindness with tigers never takes effect, Nor proffer'd friendship with a foelike friend: [...]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

foesome foesome

Example

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"To nurse up cruelty with mild aspect, Were to begin, but never for to end; Kindness with tigers never takes effect, Nor proffer'd friendship with a foelike friend: [...]"

Etymology

From foe + -like.

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