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inhospitable

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in hos′pi tə bəl, in′ho spit′ə bəl)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•hos•pi•ta•ble  (in hos′pi tə bəl, in′ho spit′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions;
    unfriendly.
  2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.;
    barren:an inhospitable rocky coast.
  • Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. See in-3, hospitable
  • Middle French
  • 1560–70
in•hos′pi•ta•ble•ness, n. 
in•hos′pi•ta•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inhospitable /ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbəl; ˌɪnhɒˈspɪt-/ adj
  1. not hospitable; unfriendly
  2. (of a region, an environment, etc) lacking a favourable climate, terrain, etc
inˈhospitableness n inˈhospitably adv
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