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English Word of the Day: 215 hostile - adjective

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Word of the Day:

hostile - adjective - pronunciation link

Definition

ready to fight; ready for war

Example Sentences

The man was hostile towards his competitors.
I'm afraid the government is much too hostile these days.

Quiz of the Day - Intensifying Adjectives: Quiz:

Take this intensifying adjectives quiz now that you have studied proper collocations and intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns.

Intensifying Adjectives: Quiz

English Worksheet of the Day - Intensifying Adjectives: Non-Physical Objects:

When describing physical objects you can use a wide variety of adjectives such as: large, big, tiny, minuscule, small, etc. However, when describing nouns that are not physical (e.g. joy, anger, wealth) you need to pay careful attention to the choice of intensifying adjectives.

Intensifying Adjectives: Non-Physical Objects

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