Dictionary Entry
hostile
hostile is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses
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- 1adjective
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.
- 2noun
An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.
- 3noun
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
"the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
- 4adjective
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"
- 5adjective
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
"hostile naval and air forces"
- 6adjective
very unfavorable to life or growth
"a hostile climate"
"an uncongenial atmosphere"
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- 7adjective
characterized by enmity or ill will
"a hostile nation"
"a hostile remark"
- 8adjective
impossible to bring into friendly accord
"hostile factions"
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