Definition of hostile

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Hostile (n.) An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural..

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Adverse :: Adverse (a.) In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse..
Rebel :: Rebel (v. i.) To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
Belligerently :: Belligerently (adv.) In a belligerent manner; hostilely.
Ssociable :: SSociable (a.) No longer hostile; friendly.
Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon..
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Front :: Front (v. t.) To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
Incursive :: Incursive (a.) Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.
Adversarious :: Adversarious (a.) Hostile.
Boarding :: Boarding (n.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose..
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery..
Raid :: Raid (n.) A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
Machination :: Machination (n.) That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
Divide :: Divide (v. t.) To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Friendly :: Friendly (a.) Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state..
Surround :: Surround (v. t.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city..
Mask :: Mask (v. t.) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out..
Repugnant :: Repugnant (a.) Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature..
Engaged :: Engaged (a.) Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight..
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