Meaning of unamicability | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being unamicable.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“On Friday night the men assumed such a threatening attitude that it was found necessary to send⟳ four policemen to escort the chief officer on board⟳, and owing to the continued unamicability of these “sons of the brine” the Water Police authorities have⟳ thought it well to have⟳ the vessel watched at night, and with this object a constable parades the wharf and has a boat within call⟳.”

“Let⟳ those who imagine⟳ themselves miserable, before they find⟳ fault with their surroundings, search⟳ in their hearts for the cause. A few kind words, or a little forbearance, will often open⟳ the way to a flood⟳ of sunshine in a house darkened by clouds of discord and unamicability.”

“Jonathan’s father Timothy was Richard’s first child by Elizabeth Tuttle. He was a witness to his mother’s behavior. A long time later he and his sister Abigail were to testify under oath concerning her unwifely conduct and “unamicable carriage” toward her husband. […] Another character trait in Jonathan was earlier displayed in Richard Edwards’ […] persistence in staying married to her for more than a score⟳ of years in spite of her flagrant infidelity and “unamicability”; […]”

“This is a rapid, clipped, chattering, birdlike recitation of synonyms with approvals, reaction after each addition, e.g. taps, sighs, claps, nod, facial expressions, exclamations. Various speakers. […] Malice. / He had malice for his Aunt Alice. / But on top of Aunt Alice he forgot his malice. / And said what a good boy am I. / Unamicability. Inimicability. / Watch⟳ your plate, dear. / Bitterness. / Chilliness. / Discord. / Ill will.”

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