Hostile
Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: our landlord has a hostile attitude toward foreigners and refuses to rent to them
Nearby Word: hostility
Social
Social adjective - Likely to seek or enjoy the company of others.
Both words in one sentence
- They also found themselves at times dealing with a hostile outside world, being attacked by a biker gang, and having to deal with social services trying to take their kids away from them.
Source: Commune -
Although The Hitcher has a living Hostile Hitchhiker, John Ryder has no social security number, driver's license, or any other indication that he exists.
Source: Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts - S.A. Swann's Hostile Takeover trilogy takes place primarily on the planet Bakunin, where any kind of social organization that doesn't call itself a government is allowed.
Source: Libertarians In Space
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