hostile

Definition

  • adjective: of or relating to an enemy
  • synonyms: opposite, inimical, repugnant

Examples

  • a 'hostile witness' [=a witness in a legal case who supports the opposing side]

  • The camel is specially adapted to its 'hostile' desert habitat.

  • It was a small town that was 'hostile' to/toward outsiders.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You ever been in a war, Councilman? In a firefight? Did you feel an overabundance of control? Not Asgard. Loki. Our intelligence says Thor is not a hostile but he's worlds away. We can't depend on him to help, either. It's up to us. Phase isn't ready. Our enemy is. We need a response team. (..)
    2012 The Avengers
  • (..) Do you copy? Shut them down! Okay, let's go. No, leave it. Go! We're clear upstairs, sir. You need to go. Director Fury, do you copy? The Tesseract is with a hostile force. I have men down. Hill? A lot of men still under. I don't know how many survivors. I want every living soul not working rescue (..)
    2012 The Avengers