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Term: hostil

Description:

Hostil is an adjective that describes someone or something showing unfriendliness or antagonism towards others. It can also refer to an environment or situation that is unwelcoming or likely to cause conflict.

Examples:

Adjective:

- The hostil attitude of the customer made the salesperson's job very difficult.

- The coach was known for his hostil behavior towards the opposing team.

Adverb:

- The protesters marched hostilly towards the government building.

- Despite the hostilly delivered speech, the crowd remained calm.

Noun:

- The hostil between the two rival gangs led to numerous violent incidents.

- The journalist faced hostils from the local community while reporting on the controversial issue.

Verb:

- The insecure student hostiled his classmates out of fear of rejection.

- The politician accused his opponent of hostiling the voters with false information.

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