The meaning of HOSTILE is of or relating to an enemy. How to use hostile in a sentence.

hostile adjective (DIFFICULT) C1 difficult or not suitable for living or growing: hostile weather conditions

Definition of hostile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Hostile, inimical indicate that which characterizes an enemy or something injurious to one's interests. Hostile applies to the spirit, attitude, or action of an enemy: They showed a hostile and menacing …

Hostile: Directed by Mathieu Turi. With Brittany Ashworth, Grégory Fitoussi, Javier Botet, Jay Benedict. Juliette, a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against hunger, thirst, a broken leg …

Someone who is hostile is unfriendly and aggressive. They usually relate in a cold and hostile way to the world. The prisoner eyed him in hostile silence.

1. of or pertaining to an enemy. 2. opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 3. not friendly or hospitable. n. 4. one that is hostile.

HOSTILE meaning: 1 : of or relating to an enemy; 2 : not friendly having or showing unfriendly feelings

If something is hostile, it's unfriendly. If you are zealous about the political causes you believe in, you will be hostile to any suggestion that the other side of the argument is reasonable.

Synonyms for HOSTILE: negative, adverse, antagonistic, contentious, opposed, inhospitable, adversarial, unfriendly; Antonyms of HOSTILE: sympathetic, friendly, hospitable, social, civil, warm, …