adjective#5,654 by frequency
hostile
/ˈhɒstaɪl/
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure
- comparative
- more hostile
- superlative
- most hostile
Meanings
- 1
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure
Tom acts hostile towards me.
Tatoeba · frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR
She is hostile to me.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Aggressive; antagonistic
- 3
Unwilling
- 4
Being or relating to a hostile takeoverrare