hostile
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”).
Adjective[edit]
hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most hostile)
- 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
- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
Related terms[edit]
- hostility
- See also Wikisaurus:combative
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Translations[edit]
belonging or appropriate to an enemy
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Noun[edit]
hostile (plural hostiles)
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
hostile (masculine and feminine, plural hostiles)
- hostile
- unfriendly
Synonyms[edit]
External links[edit]
- “hostile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hostīle
- nominative neuter singular of hostīlis
- accusative neuter singular of hostīlis
- vocative neuter singular of hostīlis
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