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Adjective: hostile hóst(u)l [N. Amer], hóstI(u)l [Brit]- Characterized by enmity or ill will
"a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" - Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
"hostile naval and air forces" - Impossible to bring into friendly accord
"hostile factions" - Very unfavourable to life or growth
"a hostile climate"
- 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"
Noun: hostile hóst(u)l [N. Amer], hóstI(u)l [Brit]- Troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
"the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
Derived forms: hostiles See also: aggressive, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, at loggerheads, belligerent, bitter, chippy [N. Amer], dirty, hateful, head-on, hostilely, hostilities, hostility, ill, inhospitable, inimical, irreconcilable, offensive, opponent, opposing, unfriendly, unpeaceful, unreconcilable, violent Type of: military personnel, soldiery, troops Antonym: amicable, friendly Encyclopedia: Hostile |