inimical
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By contrast, the American republic was founded on an explicit rejection of monarchy and nobility, which the framers viewed as inimical to principles of equality and equal justice under the law.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024
More broadly, a massive and growing media marketing complex culturally "manufactures" modern high-consumption lifestyles, which are inimical to the environment and to human health and well-being.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024
Finally, much of her poetry made meticulous use of rhyme, which by the mid-20th century was disdained by the poetic establishment as inimical to the making of serious art.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023
“He wakes up every day with the goal of making horses safer. This petition is inimical to that effort.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2022
Plantagenet has found these pre-WPA years inimical to his artistic inclinations.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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