uninhabitable

adjective

un·​in·​hab·​it·​able ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl How to pronounce uninhabitable (audio)
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness

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Within just a few days, Puebla 261 had become uninhabitable. Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024 The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said. Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024 Yes, there are several that feature singing and dancing, but none of those take place in a lavish underground bunker occupied by a wealthy family 25 years after Earth’s environment has become uninhabitable. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024 His 2014 film Interstellar envisioned humanity’s desperate search for habitable planets as environmental catastrophe renders Earth increasingly uninhabitable. Bryan Walsh, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninhabitable 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninhabitable was in the 15th century

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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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