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# hostile

«hostile» in Mova's school dictionary: **Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (hostile, more hostile, most hostile)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#m1)

2) Belonging to an enemy, as in «hostile army». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#m2)

3) (of a place or conditions) Very harsh and difficult to live in, as in «a hostile desert». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it warns the reader of danger: «The crowd turned hostile.» In history: hostile tribes, hostile forces. In science and geography: «Antarctica is a hostile place for most animals.» Phrases: hostile to, hostile environment, hostile takeover (business).

### examples

- The guard dog gave us a hostile growl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x1)
- The new boy felt the class was hostile at first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x2)
- Deserts are hostile places with little water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x3)
- The ship sailed into hostile waters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x4)
- She gave a hostile look when I took her seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x5)
- Space is a hostile environment for humans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x6)
- He saw hostile warriors, in colored dresses and glittering armor, with spear and halberd, pitching their tents, and anon striking them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/#x7)

### note

Said «HOS-tile» (UK) or «HOS-tl» (USA). Noun: hostility. Opposite: friendly, welcoming. Not the same as «hostel» (a cheap place to stay).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hostile» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.