uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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The homes are typically uninhabitable and the one euro price tag is symbolic.
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Vast swathes of the country remain uninhabitable because of the wreckage of the war, with entire neighborhoods in major cities such as Aleppo, Damascus, and Raqqa still lying in ruins and villages flattened.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Social Turmoil and Health Risks Mass migration from increasingly uninhabitable or uninsurable areas strains public services.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
On its own, Petra’s desert climate would be uninhabitable, but the Nabataeans’ sophisticated irrigation system supported the agriculture necessary to feed its inhabitants (10,000 to 30,000 at its peak).
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Vast swathes of the country remain uninhabitable because of the wreckage of the war, with entire neighborhoods in major cities such as Aleppo, Damascus, and Raqqa still lying in ruins and villages flattened.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Social Turmoil and Health Risks Mass migration from increasingly uninhabitable or uninsurable areas strains public services.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
On its own, Petra’s desert climate would be uninhabitable, but the Nabataeans’ sophisticated irrigation system supported the agriculture necessary to feed its inhabitants (10,000 to 30,000 at its peak).
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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