Definitions for inhospitable
ɪnˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, ˌɪn hɒˈspɪt ə-in·hos·pitable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhospitableadjective

   unfavorable to life or growth

   "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"

2. inhospitableadjective

   not hospitable

   "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhospitableadjective

   Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly,

2. inhospitableadjective

   Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inhospitableadjective

   Affording no kindness nor entertainment to strangers.

   Etymology: in and hospitable.

   All places else
   Inhospitable appear, and desolate;
   Nor knowing us, nor known. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.

   Since toss'd from shores to shores, from lands to lands,
   Inhospitable rocks, and barren sands. John Dryden, Virgil.

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1. inhospitable

   Inhospitable refers to an environment or conditions that are harsh, unfriendly or not conducive to living or thriving. It can also denote a person who is not friendly, welcoming, or accommodating to guests or strangers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inhospitableadjective

   not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people

2. Inhospitableadjective

   affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild

3. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inhospitable

   in-hos′pit-a-bl, adj. affording no kindness to strangers.—ns. Inhos′pitableness, Inhospital′ity, want of hospitality or courtesy to strangers.—adv. Inhos′pitably.

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inhospitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inhospitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of inhospitable in a Sentence

1. Judge Kevin Ryan:

   A large portion of the local population were terrorized. Many were forced to flee their homes. Some did not not have places to go, and had to rent hotel rooms or leave the area. Many residents did not sleep for many nights, afraid that these two extremely violent individuals might be outside their homes, law enforcement officers came here not just from across New York state, but from all over the country. They traversed very inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took in deeply wooded areas might be their last. And think of their families at home, sick with concern and fright for their loved ones. At any time, you could have stopped the escape from happening.

2. George Frost Kennan:

   The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

3. Judge Kevin Ryan:

   They traversed very inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took in deeply wooded areas would be their last, at any time you could have stopped the escape from happening.

4. Dinaman Tuxa:

   The coronavirus has taken advantage of years of public neglect, our communities are often in remote, inhospitable regions without access or infrastructure.

5. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," the Conclusion:

   Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inhospitable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inhospitable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inhospitable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhospitable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inhospitable