Meanings
comparative more enemylike · superlative most enemylike · alternative enemy-like
- Like, resembling, or characteristic of an enemy; unfriendly; hostile.
A should then categorize C as “enemy”, and exhibit enemy-like behavior towards C.
2009, Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change - Page 571 more example
A friendlike hero or protagonist emerges in the former condition, an enemylike villain or antagonist in the latter.
2000, Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer, Media Entertainment: The Psychology of Its Appeal - Page 36
Origin
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enemylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enemylike
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