enemylike

See also: enemy-like

English

Alternative forms

• enemy-like

Etymology

From enemy +‎ -like.

Adjective

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.