From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hostile \Hos"tile\, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F.
hostile. See {Host} an army.]
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.
Syn: Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed;
adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hostile \Hos"tile\, n.
An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the
whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H.
Sheridan.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing
determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at
the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or
desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults;
unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person,
nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive
basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his
convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of
{unaggressive}.
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No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay.
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2. Marked by self-confident ambition, vigorous
competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive
young executive.
Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy
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3. (Med., Biol.) Tending to grow or spread quickly; as, an
aggressive tumor. [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs.
noninvasive) ] --AS
Syn: fast-growing(prenominal)
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4. Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks; initiating
unprovoked military action; eager to fight; as, aggressive
acts against another country.
Syn: belligerent.
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Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative,
pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting,
high-pressure ; {hostile} (used of attempts to buy or
take control of a business: "hostile takeover";
"hostile tender offer"); {predatory, rapacious,
raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also:
assertive, hostile, offensive.
[WordNet 1.5] -- {Ag*gres"sive*ly}, adv. --
{Ag*gres"sive*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hostile
adj 1: characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation";
"a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: {amicable}]
2: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an
ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: {friendly}]
3: impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
4: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an
uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the
unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {hostile},
{uncongenial}, {unfriendly}]
5: 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"
n 1: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the
platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" [ant: {friendly}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
hostile /ostil/
adverse; hostile
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