unamiably
In unfriendly fashion
In an unfriendly or disagreeable manner.
Someone who responds unamiably shows coldness or hostility rather than warmth: She unamiably refused to help with the project.
The word is uncommon, as people more often reach for synonyms like coldly or curtly.
Without emotional warmth
- curtlyRudely brief in speech
- brusquelyIn an abrupt manner
- grufflyIn a rough manner
- churlishlyIn a rude, sullen way
surlily · sourly · testily · crankily · grouchily · peevishly · irritably · cantankerously
In a far-off manner
- alooflyIn detached manner
- standoffishlyIn an unfriendly manner
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
- icilyIn unfriendly manner
coolly · stiffly · forbiddingly · dismissively · disdainfully · haughtily · snobbishly · condescendingly
In an opposing manner
- belligerentlyIn a combative way
- combativelyIn a confrontational manner
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
- confrontationallyIn an aggressive, challenging manner
pugnaciously · truculently · defiantly · militantly · contentiously · adversarially · inimically · malevolently
coldly
Without emotional warmth
churlishly · surlily · sourly · testily · crankily · grouchily · peevishly · irritably · cantankerously · curmudgeonly
distantly
In a far-off manner
- alooflyIn detached manner
- standoffishlyIn an unfriendly manner
- frostilyIn an unfriendly manner
icily · coolly · stiffly · forbiddingly · dismissively · disdainfully · haughtily · snobbishly · condescendingly · rudely
antagonistically
In an opposing manner
- belligerentlyIn a combative way
- combativelyIn a confrontational manner
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
confrontationally · pugnaciously · truculently · defiantly · militantly · contentiously · adversarially · inimically · malevolently · spitefully