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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Hostile

/häs'-təl/ · Hos·tile · IPA /ˈhɑstəl/
01 a. Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and inju…
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.
  1. 1.
    An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.[Colloq.]