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ostile

hostile

adjective oh-STEE-leh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Origin: From Latin hostilis, from hostis (enemy, stranger).

Also means

unfriendly

Usage Note

Ostile does not change for gender: un atteggiamento ostile, una risposta ostile. The plural is ostili. The noun form ostilità (hostility) is invariable in the plural. A false friend to watch: ostile means 'hostile/enemy', not related to 'hostel' (ostello).

Examples

"Il suo tono era chiaramente ostile."

Natural Translation

His tone was clearly hostile.

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