Un inhabited

in·hab·it·ed

[in-hab-i-tid]
adjective
having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.

Origin:
1490–1500; inhabit + -ed2

in·hab·it·ed·ness, noun
un·in·hab·it·ed, adjective
well-in·hab·it·ed, adjective
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inhabit
late 14c., from O.Fr. enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from L. inhabitare, from in- "in" + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit). Inhabitant first recorded mid-15c. Inhabitable was used in two opposite senses: "not habitable" (c.1400, from in- "not"
+ habitable) and "capable of being inhabited" (c.1600, from inhabit + -able).
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Un inhabited is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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