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adjective
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.
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in·hos·pi·ta·ble·ness, noun
in·hos·pi·ta·bly, adverb
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inhospitable
1570, from M.Fr. inhospitable (15c.), from M.L. inhospitabilis (equivalent of L. inhospitalis), from in- "not" + M.L. hospitabilis (see hospitable).
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