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Inimicable
adj
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Adjective
- 1 Synonym of inimical (“harmful, hostile”). rare
"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, inimicable to the felicity of others; corrupt thy purity; be, as thou wert intended by thy creator, the ornament; the glory; the fairest of his works!"
Etymology
From in- + amicable, after Latin inimīcus (“enemy”) from in- + amīcus, inimical. Piecewise doublet of inamiable, inamicable, unamiable, and unamicable.
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