enemylike

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See also: enemy-like

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From enemy +‎ -like.

Adjective[edit]

enemylike (comparative more enemylike, superlative most enemylike)

  1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of an enemy; unfriendly; hostile.
    • 2000, Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer, Media Entertainment: The Psychology of Its Appeal - Page 36:
      A friendlike hero or protagonist emerges in the former condition, an enemylike villain or antagonist in the latter.
    • 2009, Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change - Page 57:
      A should then categorize C as “enemy”, and exhibit enemy-like behavior towards C.
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