Hostile and Noxious

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Hostile adjective - Opposed to one's interests.

Usage example: the company's president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation

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Noxious and hostile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Noxious" instead an adjective "Hostile".

Nearby Word: hostility

Noxious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot

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Hostile and noxious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective "Noxious".

Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously

A much later RPG sourcebook elaborates: it's also heavy on volcanic activity, hence full of noxious fumes and harsh weather, as well as singularly hostile wildlife.

Source: Death World

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