an adjective; from the OED, SECOND EDITION 1989:
1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly, hostile.
2. Adverse or injurious in tendency or influence; harmful, hurtful.
As in "A refusal to accept the hypocrisies inherent in society marriage, La Maintenon feared was inimical to Christian virtue." - from Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen Of France by Lisa Hilton
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