'Hostile' definitions:

Definition of 'hostile'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: amicable]
adjective
Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: friendly]
adjective
Impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
adjective
Very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly]
adjective
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"
noun
Troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" [ant: friendly]

Definition of 'Hostile'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hostile'

From: GCIDE
  • Hostile \Hos"tile\, n. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H. Sheridan. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hostile'

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