decidedly hostile
Frequency: 6.54.0 per million words
Clearly showing strong dislike or opposition.
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Examples (20)
- The atmosphere in the meeting became decidedly hostile after the budget cuts were announced.
- The committee's reception to the new proposal was decidedly hostile.
- The government's response to the trade sanctions was decidedly hostile.
- She found the atmosphere in the meeting room decidedly hostile.
- Her reaction to my suggestion was decidedly hostile, which surprised everyone.
- His remarks were interpreted as decidedly hostile towards the opposition.
- The stray cat was decidedly hostile towards anyone who tried to approach it.
- After the incident, the local population became decidedly hostile to outsiders.
- The witness adopted a decidedly hostile attitude towards the prosecuting attorney.
- The interviewer's tone grew decidedly hostile as the discussion progressed.
- I found his tone to be decidedly hostile throughout the entire conversation.
- They faced a decidedly hostile crowd when they tried to speak.
- The critic's review of the new play was decidedly hostile, calling it a complete failure.
- The government's stance on the issue was decidedly hostile to any compromise.
- From the moment he entered the room, the crowd's reception was decidedly hostile.
- He was surprised by the decidedly hostile reaction to his seemingly innocent question.
- Relations between the two neighbouring countries have been decidedly hostile for decades.
- Despite his efforts, the environment remained decidedly hostile.
- If we proceed with this plan, we can expect a decidedly hostile reaction from our competitors.
- The critics were decidedly hostile in their reviews of the new film.