Definition of hostile

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Hostile (n.) An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural..

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Friendly :: Friendly (a.) Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state..
Fortify :: Fortify (v. t.) To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces..
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..
Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. i.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
Inimicality :: Inimicality (n.) The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness.
Foe :: Foe (n.) An enemy in war; a hostile army.
Conflict :: Conflict (v.) A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
Deadly :: Deadly (a.) Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies..
Enmity :: Enmity (n.) The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
Prepare :: Prepare (v. i.) To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion..
Boarding :: Boarding (n.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose..
Descent :: Descent (n.) Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy..
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..
Passport :: Passport (n.) A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct.
Board :: Board (n.) To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way..
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery..
Raid :: Raid (n.) A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
Oppugnant :: Oppugnant (a.) Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.
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..
Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.
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