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tladjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
2.
opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism.
3.
characterized by antagonism.
4.
not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable.
noun
5.
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
6.
Military. an enemy soldier, plane, ship, etc.
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Hostile
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Related forms
hos·tile·ly, adverb
in·ter·hos·tile, adjective
non·hos·tile, adjective
non·hos·tile·ly, adverb
o·ver·hos·tile, adjective
EXPANDo·ver·hos·tile·ly, adverb
pre·hos·tile, adjective
sem·i·hos·tile, adjective
sem·i·hos·tile·ly, adverb
un·hos·tile, adjective
un·hos·tile·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. warlike, aggressive. 2. adverse, averse, contrary. Hostile, inimical indicate that which characterizes an enemy or something injurious to one's interests. Hostile applies to the spirit, attitude, or action of an enemy: They showed a hostile and menacing attitude. Inimical applies to an antagonistic or injurious tendency or influence: Their remarks were inimical to his reputation.
1. warlike, aggressive. 2. adverse, averse, contrary. Hostile, inimical indicate that which characterizes an enemy or something injurious to one's interests. Hostile applies to the spirit, attitude, or action of an enemy: They showed a hostile and menacing attitude. Inimical applies to an antagonistic or injurious tendency or influence: Their remarks were inimical to his reputation.
Antonyms
1, 2. friendly. 3. sympathetic.
1, 2. friendly. 3. sympathetic.
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Example Sentences
- Yet the hostile takeover under way here is not strictly mob related.
- Two of my dinner talks started and ended in an hostile manner.
- For a Western journalist, the conditions were hostile and forbidding.
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Word Origin & History
hostile
late 15c., from M.Fr. hostile "of or belonging to an enemy," from L. hostilis, from hostis "enemy." The noun meaning "hostile person" is recorded from 1838, Amer.Eng., a word from the Indian Wars.
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