adverb

hostilely

in an unfriendly way, antagonistically

She stared at him hostilely.

She stared at him hostilely.

The audience reacted hostilely to his comments.

The audience reacted hostilely to his comments.

((verb)) hostilely to do something in an unfriendly way She stared at him hostilely.

Synonyms: aggressively, antagonistically; Antonyms: friendly, amicably

Formed from the adjective 'hostile' + the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

This is simply the adverb form of 'hostile'. It describes an action done in a hostile manner.

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