User-hostile

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Difficult to use, especially for an untrained user.

    "Usability is not a quality that can be spread out to cover a poor design like a thick layer of peanut butter, so a user-hostile interface does not get user-friendly even by the addition of a brilliant help system."

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"Infinite scrolling is user-hostile."

Etymology

From user + hostile, influenced by user-friendly.

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