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Unfriendly vs Insulting - What's the difference?

unfriendly | insulting | Related terms |

Unfriendly is a related term of insulting.


As adjectives the difference between unfriendly and insulting

is that unfriendly is not friendly; hostile; mean while insulting is containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

As nouns the difference between unfriendly and insulting

is that unfriendly is an enemy while insulting is the act of giving insult.

As a verb insulting is

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unfriendly

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • not friendly; hostile; mean
  • unfavourable

    • Antonyms

    * friendly

    Derived terms

    * user-unfriendly

    Noun

    (unfriendlies)
  • An enemy.
  • * 2005 , Ted Dekker, Thunder of Heaven (page 217)
    • Sweep the valley compound and eliminate any unfriendlies you encounter.
  • * 2008 , Dennis Wengert, A Very Healthy Insanity (page 44)
    • You see, the mission of almost every teenage girl on the loose is to first identify the targets, just like a war. These include the primary objective (the boy), the enemy (other girls), the friendlies (sympathetic girl friends and the boy's family), and unfriendlies (other boys).

    insulting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.

    Derived terms

    * insultingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving insult.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

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