inhospitable
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adjective \ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl, (ˌ)in-ˈhäs-(ˌ)pi-\Definition of INHOSPITABLE
1
: not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive
2
: providing no shelter or sustenance <an inhospitable environment>
— in·hos·pi·ta·ble·ness noun
— in·hos·pi·ta·bly \-blē\ adverb
See Examples of INHOSPITABLE
- It's very inhospitable of him to be so rude to strangers.
- <the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council>
First Known Use of INHOSPITABLE
circa 1570
Related to INHOSPITABLE
- Synonyms
- adversarial, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
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