hostile
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
Adjective 4 meanings
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
“a hostile force”
Aggressive; antagonistic.
Unwilling.
Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
“Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo! as soon as Friday, according to a published report.”
Noun 1 meaning
An enemy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.
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HOSTILE at a glance
HOSTILE has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,264 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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