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Where does “unfriendlily” come from?

unfriendlily (English) comes from English unfriendly, from Middle English unfrendli, from Old English unfrēondlīċe — in an unfriendly manner; in an unfriendly manner;...

unfriendlily (English): In an unfriendly manner

Definitions

  1. In an unfriendly manner

Ancestry of “unfriendlily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfriendlyNot friendly; hostile; mean; Unfavourable; An...
2Middle EnglishunfrendliAlternative form of unfrendly
3Old Englishunfrēondlīċein an unfriendly manner; in an unfriendly manner;...
Every word from Old English unfrēondlīċe →