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inhospitable (adj.)

1560s, from Middle French inhospitable (15c.), from Medieval Latin inhospitabilis (equivalent of Latin inhospitalis), from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Medieval Latin hospitabilis (see hospitable).

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Definitions of inhospitable from WordNet

inhospitable (adj.)
unfavorable to life or growth;
the barren inhospitable desert
inhospitable mountain areas
inhospitable (adj.)
not hospitable;
her greeting was cold and inhospitable
they are extremely inhospitable these days
From wordnet.princeton.edu