HOSTILE
\hˈɒsta͡ɪl], \hˈɒstaɪl], \h_ˈɒ_s_t_aɪ_l]\
Definitions of HOSTILE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(business) used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
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marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"
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very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
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not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
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characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"
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very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
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not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
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characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
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used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
By Princeton University
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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.
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An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; - commonly in the plural.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; - commonly in the plural.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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