hostile
AdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈhɒstaɪl//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈhɒstəl//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈhɑstəl//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈhɑstaɪl//
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
Adjektiv
- 1
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
a hostile force
hostile intentions
a hostile country
hostile to a sudden change
- 2
Aggressive; antagonistic.
- 3
Unwilling.
- 4
Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo! as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Herkunft
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.
Substantiv
- 1
An enemy.
Formen
- Plural
- hostiles
- Komparativ
- more hostile
- Superlativ
- most hostile
hostile · Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
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