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Word: Hostile
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒstʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly
Short Definition:unfriendly
Examples:- a hostile audience
- he wrote a ferociously hostile attack
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