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.