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- pronunciation:
- ha
stihl
[or]
ha
staIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly.
Mary gave me a hostile look that hurt my feelings.- synonyms:
- unfriendly
- antonyms:
- friendly, genial, warm
- similar words:
- aggressive, belligerent, ill, malicious, offensive, savage, ugly
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| definition 2: |
hard to bear; harsh.
Antarctica has a hostile climate.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, unfriendly
- antonyms:
- favorable
- similar words:
- adverse, harsh, unpleasant
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| related words: |
bitter, black, glaring, hateful, martial |
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| derivation: |
hostilely (adv.) |
The words hostile and hostel sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why you'd never want to stay in a hostel whose owners were hostile, look up hostel.
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