inhospitable
Americanadjective
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not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
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(of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.; barren.
an inhospitable rocky coast.
adjective
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not hospitable; unfriendly
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(of a region, an environment, etc) lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc
Other Word Forms
- inhospitableness noun
- inhospitably adverb
Etymology
Origin of inhospitable
1560–70; < Middle French < Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. See in- 3, hospitable
Example Sentences
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The temperature dropped to a most inhospitable level.
From Literature
With her inquisitive eyes and lush, white tail, which she wraps around herself like a scarf, Rana is a friendly guide to an inhospitable world.
Canada's Arctic is a massive, treacherous, and largely inhospitable place, stretched out over nearly 4 million square kilometres of territory - but with a small population roughly equal to Blackburn in England or Syracuse, New York.
From BBC
And so, on a black Christmas night, with sleet volleying into their faces, columns of men struggled through some of the most inhospitable fields to ever yield up a victory.
“Paupers! Pirates! What a dreadful place London is. Wild horses could not induce me to return to this inhospitable city—Mrs. Clarke!”
From Literature
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