En"e*my , a. Hostile; inimical.
[Obs.]
They . . . every day grow more enemy to God.
Jer. Taylor.
En"e*my (?), n.;
pl. Enemies (#). [OF.
enemi, F. ennemi, from L. inimicus; in- (negative) +
amicus friend. See
Amicable.]
One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a
foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an
enemy to truth, or to falsehood.
To all good he enemy was still.
Spenser. I say unto you,
Love your
enemies.
Matt. v. 44. The enemy (Mil.), the
hostile force. In this sense
it is construed with the verb
and pronoun either in the
singular or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we have met the enemy and he is ours
or they are ours.
It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy. It was impossible to drive him
to bay.
Macaulay. Syn. -- Foe; antagonist; opponent. See Adversary.
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