hostile Copy link Outline 1. hostīlis, e (strictly with ref. to those at open war)2. hostĭcus (= preced., but less freq.)3. ĭnĭmīcus (personally unfriendly)4. infestus (denoting vehement and active hostility)5. infensus (sim. to preced.6. āversus7. ăliēnus (estranged, unfriendly)8. ĭnīquus • hostile: 1. hostīlis, e (strictly with ref. to those at open war): on h. (= enemy's) soil, h. in terra, Cic.: h. feelings towards the state, h. animus in rempublicam, Br. in Cic. Br. 1, 4 (where the sense is not merely unfriendly feelings, but those of a declared enemy): Hor.: Tac. 2. hostĭcus (= preced., but less freq.): the h. sword, h. ensis, Hor. S. 1, 9, 31: h. territory, h. ager, Liv. 44, 13, init. 3. ĭnĭmīcus (personally unfriendly): Cic.: Liv.: v. unfriendly; enemy (2). 4. infestus (denoting vehement and active hostility): a nation most h. to the Roman name (the Gauls), gens infestissima nomini Romano, Sall. Cat. 52: Cic. Join: inimicus infestusque, Liv. 22, 39. 5. infensus (sim. to preced.: but referring more to feeling [offended, enraged], as infestus more to actions): Join: infensus [animus] atque inimicus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 61, init. 6. āversus: v. offended. 7. ăliēnus (estranged, unfriendly): to entertain h. feelings towards any one, animum al. ab aliquo habere, Cic. R. Am. 46, extr.; in aliquem, Caes. B. C. 1, 6. 8. ĭnīquus: v. unfavourable.