inhospitable

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inhospitable

/ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/

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

adjective more inhospitable · most inhospitable

of a person Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly.
of a place 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.

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adj not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly

Español	inhospitable, inhospitalario

adj Not offering shelter

Español	inhóspito, inhospitable, inhospitalario
Português	inóspito
Français	inhospitalier
Ελληνικά	αφιλόξενος afilóxenos
Русский	негостеприимный negostepriimnyj

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@misc{inhospitable_2026,
  title = {inhospitable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inhospitable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}