inhospitable
adjective
in·hos·pi·ta·ble
ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 
(ˌ)in-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
(ˌ)in-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
1
: not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive
2
: providing no shelter or sustenance
an inhospitable environment
inhospitableness
noun
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Examples of inhospitable in a Sentence
It's very inhospitable of him to be so rude to strangers.
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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The comments about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the department inflamed Republican politicians, who often say universities are inhospitable to conservative values and are likely to point to this example as evidence during the next round of state budget deliberations.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
In some places, particularly those with abundant natural resources and diseases that made life inhospitable for colonizers, Europeans focused on extracting wealth and exploiting native populations as labor.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
Migrants cross it every day to reach the U.S., despite the dangers of traversing an inhospitable terrain in temperatures that reach the triple digits during the summer.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
California City, in the Antelope Valley 100 miles north of Los Angeles, was founded in 1958, but its remote location and somewhat inhospitable terrain and climate made attracting residents difficult.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
In some places, particularly those with abundant natural resources and diseases that made life inhospitable for colonizers, Europeans focused on extracting wealth and exploiting native populations as labor.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
Migrants cross it every day to reach the U.S., despite the dangers of traversing an inhospitable terrain in temperatures that reach the triple digits during the summer.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
California City, in the Antelope Valley 100 miles north of Los Angeles, was founded in 1958, but its remote location and somewhat inhospitable terrain and climate made attracting residents difficult.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhospitable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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inhospitable
adjective
in·hos·pi·ta·ble
ˌin-(ˌ)häs-ˈpit-ə-bəl
(ˈ)in-ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-
(ˈ)in-ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-
1
: not friendly or generous : not showing hospitality
2
: providing no shelter or food : barren
an inhospitable desert
inhospitality
noun
(ˌ)in-ˌhäs-pə-ˈtal-ət-ē
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