adverb

hostilely

hostilely

He looked at me hostilely.

He looked at me hostilely.

((verb)) hostilely to do sth. in a hostile way He responded hostilely to the question.

Synonyms: aggressively, antagonistically; Antonyms: friendly, amicably

From Latin 'hostis' (enemy) + the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

Imagine a 'hostile' army acting 'hostilely'. The '-ly' ending tells you it describes an action.

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