inhospitable

[ in-hos-pi-tuh-buhl, in-ho-spit-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.; barren:

   an inhospitable rocky coast.

inhospitable

/ ˌɪnhɒˈspɪt-; ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. not hospitable; unfriendly
2. (of a region, an environment, etc) lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc

Derived Forms

• inˈhospitably, adverb
• inˈhospitableness, noun

Other Words From

• in·hospi·ta·ble·ness noun
• in·hospi·ta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inhospitable¹

1560–70; < Middle French < Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. See in- ³, hospitable

Example Sentences

The San Diego Symphony, one of the country’s rising orchestras, has renovated its formerly inhospitable concert hall with surprising success.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 50 percent of the country wants to shape the republic, more and more, into something inhumane, inhospitable, destined for facism and decline.

From Slate

The San Diego Symphony, one of the country’s rising orchestras, has renovated its formerly inhospitable concert hall with surprising success.

From Los Angeles Times

Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially inhospitable to most of the things that I’ve organized my life around, such as arts and culture, the written word, and liberal Enlightenment values.

From Slate

Mars is more inhospitable to human occupation than the most punishing terrestrial environments, such as Antarctica and the remote desert.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• hostile
• unfavorable