Inhospitable

//ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly.
  2. 2
    Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.

    "Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unfavorable to life or growth wordnet
  2. 2
    not hospitable wordnet

Synonyms

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chillchillyclosedcoldcooldesolate

Example

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"The surface of Jupiter is inhospitable with more than two and a half times Earth's gravity and a poisonous gas atmosphere."

Etymology

From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. By surface analysis, in- + hospitable.

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