HOSTILE
hostile
(adjective) unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); “hostile takeover”; “hostile tender offer”; “hostile bid”
hostile
(adjective) not belonging to your own country’s forces or those of an ally; “hostile naval and air forces”
hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly
(adjective) very unfavorable to life or growth; “a hostile climate”; “an uncongenial atmosphere”; “an uncongenial soil”; “the unfriendly environment at high altitudes”
hostile
(adjective) characterized by enmity or ill will; “a hostile nation”; “a hostile remark”; “hostile actions”
hostile
(adjective) impossible to bring into friendly accord; “hostile factions”
hostile
(noun) troops belonging to the enemy’s military forces; “the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most 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
Synonyms: inimical, unfriendly
Aggressive, antagonistic.
Unwilling
Of a hostile takeover.
Synonyms
• antagonistic
• hateful
• See also hostile
Antonyms
• friendly
Noun
hostile (plural hostiles)
(chiefly, in the plural) An enemy.
Anagrams
• Elohist, eoliths, holiest, sholtie
Source: Wiktionary
Hos"tile, a. Etym: [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile. See Host an army.]
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed; adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.
Hos"tile, n.
Definition: An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites;
– commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] P. H. Sheridan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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