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English Dictionary: hostile	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for hostile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hostile adj characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" Antonym(s): amicable not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" Antonym(s): friendly impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions" very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" Synonym(s): hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid" n troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" Antonym(s): friendly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hostile \Hos"tile\, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile. See {Host} an army.] Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change. Syn: Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed; adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hostile \Hos"tile\, n. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H. Sheridan.