'Inhospitable' definitions:

Definition of 'inhospitable'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" [ant: hospitable]
adjective
Not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable" [ant: hospitable]

Definition of 'Inhospitable'

From: GCIDE
  • Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people. [1913 Webster]
  • Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door? --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." --Blair. -- {In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*hos"pi*ta*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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