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hostile

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhɒstaɪl/
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/ˈhɒstaɪl/ · /ˈhɒstəl/ · /ˈhɑstəl/ · /ˈhɑstaɪl/

Definition of hostile

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
    “a hostile force”
    “hostile intentions”
    “a hostile country”
    “hostile to a sudden change”
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adj

  1. Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
    “a hostile force”
    “hostile intentions”
    “a hostile country”
    “hostile to a sudden change”
  2. Aggressive; antagonistic.
  3. Unwilling.
  4. (not-comparable)Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
    “Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo! as soon as Friday, according to a published report.”

noun

  1. (in-plural)An enemy.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.

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