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inhospitable

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in⋅hos⋅pi⋅ta⋅ble

  [in-hos-pi-tuh-buhl, in-ho-spit-uh-buhl]
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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.
Origin:
1560–70; < MF < ML inhospitābilis. See in- 3 , hospitable

Related forms:
in⋅hos⋅pi⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅hos⋅pi⋅ta⋅bly, adverb
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in·hos·pi·ta·ble   (ĭn-hŏs'pĭ-tə-bəl, ĭn'hŏ-spĭt'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly.

  2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert.

in·hos'pi·ta·ble·ness n., in·hos'pi·ta·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

inhospitable 
1570, from M.Fr. inhospitable (15c.), from M.L. inhospitabilis (equivalent of L. inhospitalis), from in- "not" + M.L. hospitabilis (see hospitable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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