Hostile and Pointed

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Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.

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

Nearby Word: hostility

Pointed adjective - Tapering to a thin tip.

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Hostile and pointed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective "Pointed".

Nearby Words: point, pointer, pointing, pointedly, pointy

They'd send Tu-95 bombers towards the UK and Norway, or even up towards Canada, keeping their tail guns pointed upwards to show they weren't actually hostile, then got escorted out by NATO fighters.

Source: Useful Notes / NATO
America Saves the Day: Lampshaded — it's pointed out that Chris would be getting a hostile welcome no matter where he went in the country, due to attitudes towards the supposed "gung-ho" nature of American forces.

Source: Video Game / Resident Evil 5
Of course, it's never pointed out that Lisa expresses similarly condescending views, if not outright hostile ones, of people she feels are beneath her (nerds, especially Screech) to some extent in almost every other episode (and the only time she's ever called on it was a Tori episode).

Source: Protagonist-Centered Morality

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