inhospitable
adjective
in·hos·pi·ta·ble
ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 
(ˌ)in-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
(ˌ)in-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
1
: not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive
2
: providing no shelter or sustenance
an inhospitable environment
inhospitableness
noun
Examples of inhospitable in a Sentence
It's very inhospitable of him to be so rude to strangers.
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
In an inhospitable limestone soil, this tree stands out as a unique relic of Laricio pines.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
In an inhospitable limestone soil, this tree stands out as a unique relic of Laricio pines.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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inhospitable
adjective
in·hos·pi·ta·ble
ˌin-(ˌ)häs-ˈpit-ə-bəl
(ˈ)in-ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-
(ˈ)in-ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-
1
: not friendly or generous : not showing hospitality
2
: providing no shelter or food : barren
an inhospitable desert
inhospitality
noun
(ˌ)in-ˌhäs-pə-ˈtal-ət-ē
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