foelike

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English

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Etymology

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From foe +‎ -like.

Adjective

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foelike (comparative more foelike, superlative most foelike)

  1. Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial.
    • 1840, Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, The Works of Thomas Middleton:
      To nurse up cruelty with mild aspect, Were to begin, but never for to end; Kindness with tigers never takes effect, Nor proffer'd friendship with a foelike friend: [...]
    • 2013, Raghavan Iyer, Indian Cooking Unfolded:
      Although called Foeniculum vulgare in Latin, there is nothing foelike or vulgar about these plants that are part of the carrot family.

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