Definition of hostile

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Hostile (a.) 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..

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Ssociable :: SSociable (a.) No longer hostile; friendly.
Board :: Board (n.) To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way..
Saracen :: Saracen (n.) Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders..
Enemy :: Enemy (a.) Hostile; inimical.
Machination :: Machination (n.) That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Foe :: Foe (n.) An enemy in war; a hostile army.
Passport :: Passport (n.) A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct.
Oppugnant :: Oppugnant (a.) Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.
Encounter :: Encounter (adv.) To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth..
Prepare :: Prepare (v. i.) To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion..
Belligerently :: Belligerently (adv.) In a belligerent manner; hostilely.
Incursive :: Incursive (a.) Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.
Hostilely :: Hostilely (adv.) In a hostile manner.
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..
Corral :: Corral (n.) A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc..
Unfriendly :: Unfriendly (a.) Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor..
Hostilize :: Hostilize (v. t.) To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy.
Bushwhacker :: Bushwhacker (n.) A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers..
Repugnant :: Repugnant (a.) Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature..
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