HOSTILES

Noun

hostiles

plural of hostile

Anagrams

• Elohists, sholties

Source: Wiktionary


HOSTILE

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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