inhospitable

(in häspit ə bəl, in′häs pit-)

adjective

  1. not hospitable; not offering hospitality
  2. not offering protection, shelter, etc.; barren; forbidding: an inhospitable climate

Origin: ML inhospitabilis

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See inhospitable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly.
  2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert.

Related Forms:

  • in·hosˈpi·ta·ble·ness noun
  • in·hosˈpi·ta·bly adverb

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