In-im'i-cal, a.

(Synop., § 130), a. [Lat. inimicalis, from inimicus, unfriendly, hostile, from prefix in and amicus, friendly, from amare, to love.]

1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly;—chiefly applied to private enmity, as hostile is to public enmity.
2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; inconsistent; adverse; repugnant.

We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to all other governments. Burke.