SkyfireDict

hostile   (TTS Sound)

The noun hostile has 1 sense

• hostile -- (troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles")

The adj hostile has 5 senses

• hostile -- (characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions")


• hostile -- (not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces")


• hostile -- (impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions")


• hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly -- (very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes")


• hostile -- (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"; "hostile bid")