What does hostilely mean?
Hostilely means In a hostile manner..
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/ˈhɑ.staɪl.li/ · adverb
In a hostile manner..
"But why," demanded the other lady hostilely, "why should the man want her here?"
He watched as she paced to the other side of the counter, visibly blanching at the sight of hen and rooster salt and pepper shakers, hostilely eyeing the toaster’s knitted pink cozy, recoiling from a strange little ball made entirely of rubber bands.
Use hostilely when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hostilely means In a hostile manner..
Common synonyms include belligerently, with hostility.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"But why," demanded the other lady hostilely, "why should the man want her here?"
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