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Definition of "inhospitable" []

  • Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly. (adjective)
  • Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inhospitable" in a sentence
  • "If he wins, they say, it will be because he has run tough races before in inhospitable territory."
  • "Disks encircling hypergiant stars may spawn planets in inhospitable environment"
  • "The dishonour of being inhospitable is of far less import than the dishonour of being "detestable" in the eyes of God."