inhospitable
in·hos·pi·table
adjective
1.
unfavorable to life or growth
- “the barren inhospitable desert”
- “inhospitable mountain areas”
2.
not hospitable
- “they are extremely inhospitable these days”
- “her greeting was cold and inhospitable”
Origin
From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. By surface analysis, in- + hospitable.
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