Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hostile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hostile \Hos"tile\, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F.
hostile. See {Host} an army.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hostile \Hos"tile\, n.
An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the
whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H.
Sheridan.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hostile
adj 1: characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a
hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: {amicable}]
2: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an
ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: {friendly}]
3: very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
4: impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
5: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an
uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the
unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {uncongenial},
{unfriendly}]
6: marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or
development; "not able to accomplish much in such a
hostile environment"
7: (business) used of attempts to buy or take control of a
business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.