hostile
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy.
hostilely
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a word derived from
hostile.
Example Sentences
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Gil said the vessel, which he described as "small, harmless" fishing boat, was seized "illegally and hostilely" for eight hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Lise looked hostilely at the outstretched hand, white and bony and covered with fine red hairs on the back.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2020
"We got treated quite hostilely by legislators on the nonresident issue," Brostrom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
I tend to remember it as hostilely confronting the apolitical New Pop of Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, et al.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2016
X, regarding him hostilely, stated that he didn’t want an Eisenhower jacket.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
