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3 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hostile adj 1: characterized by enmity or ill will "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: {amicable}] 2: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: {friendly}] 3: very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude" 4: impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions" 5: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {uncongenial}, {unfriendly}] 6: marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment" 7: (business) used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
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