- (n.) An enemy; especially, an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.
- (a.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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