inhospitable

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

Origin of inhospitable

1
1560–70; <Middle French <Medieval Latin inhospitābilis.See in-3, hospitable

Other words from inhospitable

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

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British Dictionary definitions for inhospitable

inhospitable

/ (ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbəl, ˌɪnhɒˈspɪt-) /


adjective
  1. not hospitable; unfriendly

  2. (of a region, an environment, etc) lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc

Derived forms of inhospitable

  • inhospitableness, noun
  • inhospitably, adverb

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