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Unfriendly

unfriendly

adjective

not friendly

cold

adjective

not seeming friendly or sympathetic

hostile

adjective

behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way towards someone

distant

adjective

someone who is distant seems unfriendly or does not show their feelings

unpleasant

adjective

not friendly or kind

aloof

adjective

someone who is aloof, or who remains or stays aloof from something, is not friendly or does not want to be involved in something

antagonistic

adjective

disliking someone or something very much and behaving in a very unfriendly way towards them

churlish

adjective

impolite and unfriendly, especially towards someone who does not deserve to be treated in this way

stony

adjective

not friendly and not showing any emotion

icy

adjective

showing that you do not like someone and do not want to be friendly with them

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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