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Definition of hostile : 1. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; - commonly in the plural.
2. 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 hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.

Synonyms:

inimical, opposing, contradictory, uncongenial, ill, scrappy, unlike, strange, foreign, at loggerheads, irreconcilable, antipathetical, enemy, head-on, combatant, unreconcilable, dirty, irrelevant, love, attitude, unconnected, contrasted, pugnacious, distant, inappropriate, impertinent, attack, inhospitable, unfavourable, remote, opposed, opponent, incompatible, unfavorable

conflicting, dissonant, rowing, loath, tense, colliding, cacophonous, dissenting, rioting, antagonistic, squabbling, differing, dissident, contentious, bickering, feuding, clamoring, raucous, disharmonious, clashing, discordant, warring, brawling, antipathetic, harsh

assertive, truculent, combative, militant, determined, domineering, warlike, offensive, forward, pushy, aggressive, bellicose, belligerent

jarring, discord, unharmonious, quarrelsome, tuneless, unmelodious, fricative, inharmonious, unmusical

hateful, sinister, malignant, baleful, evil, nasty, catty, malevolent, foul, mean, sullen, ill-natured, venomous, spiteful, bitter, perfidious, hurtful, rancorous, baneful, virulent, vindictive, treacherous, wicked, malicious, churlish, black-hearted, corrosive, vicious

glum, broody, grumpy, dissociable, dour, surly, obstinate, moping, uncooperative, beetle-browed, unsociable, contrary, dejected, sulky, cross, unfriendly, cynical, irascible, scowling, cantankerous, long-faced, crabby, noncooperative, fretful, ungenial, glowering, grim, frowning, sour, gloomy, morose, dark, melancholy, petulant, moody, grouchy

Usage examples:

• " I have never for a moment had a hostile feeling towards you," said Luis, offering his hand, which the other took, with a grateful expression on his countenance. - "The Prime Minister", W.H.G. Kingston.
• They went well- armed in case any hostile natives might appear, though the country people in general showed a friendly disposition. - "The Three Lieutenants", W.H.G. Kingston.
• Late at night, Blasco Nunez was informed of the hostile preparations of the judges. - "History-of-the-Conquest-of-Peru-with-a-preliminary-view-of-the-civilization-of-the-Incas", Prescott, William Hickling.