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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hos-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒs tl or, esp. British, -taɪl |
Definition of unhostile
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French hostile "of or belonging to an enemy" or directly from Latin hostilis "of an enemy," from hostis "enemy" (see guest). The noun meaning "hostile person" is recorded from 1838, American English, a word from the Indian wars.
- As in civilian : adj nonmilitary
- And the young king stared at the lynx with lively, unhostile interest.
- Extract from : « The Kindred of the Wild » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- Unhostile, un-hos′til, adj. not hostile: not caused by an enemy.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
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