(adj) :
belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
"a hostile force"
(n) :
an enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural
(adj) :
belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
"a hostile force"
(n) :
an enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural