hostile

As adjectives the difference between cordial and hostile

is that cordial is hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate while hostile is 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.

As nouns the difference between cordial and hostile

is that cordial is a concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking while hostile is an enemy.

As adjectives the difference between foe and hostile

is that foe is hostile while hostile is 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.

As nouns the difference between foe and hostile

is that foe is an enemy while hostile is an enemy.

As an initialism FoE

is friends of the Earth.

As nouns the difference between for and hostile

is that for is oven while hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As an adjective hostile is

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.

As nouns the difference between kidnap and hostile

is that kidnap is an instance of kidnapping while hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As a verb kidnap

is to seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.

As an adjective hostile is

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.

As adjectives the difference between hostile and staple

is that hostile is 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 while staple is relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.

As nouns the difference between hostile and staple

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while staple is a town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group or staple can be a wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

As a verb staple is

to sort according to its staple or staple can be to secure with a staple.

As nouns the difference between wrath and hostile

is that wrath is great anger while hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As adjectives the difference between wrath and hostile

is that wrath is (rare) wrathful; very angry while hostile is 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.

As a verb wrath

is (obsolete) to anger; to enrage.

As nouns the difference between hostile and flagging

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while flagging is a pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.

As an adjective hostile

is 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.

As a verb flagging is

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As nouns the difference between hostile and drab

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while drab is beadle, catchpole.

As an adjective hostile

is 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.

As adjectives the difference between hateful and hostile

is that hateful is evoking a feeling of hatred while hostile is 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.

As a noun hostile is

(chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As adjectives the difference between hostile and cruel

is that hostile is 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 while cruel is not nice; mean; heartless.

As a noun hostile

is an enemy.

As a verb cruel is

to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success.