meaning of hostile
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.
2. An enemy; esp. , an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.
3. used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender
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Related Words
hostile | hostile expedition | hostile fire | hostile takeover | hostile witness | hostilely |
