foelike
adjEtymology From foe + -like.
1
Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial.
- 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: [...]1840, Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, The Works of Thomas Middleton:
- Although called Foeniculum vulgare in Latin, there is nothing foelike or vulgar about these plants that are part of the carrot family.2013, Raghavan Iyer, Indian Cooking Unfolded:
- Synonyms
- foesome