inhospitable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inhospitable in British English:
UK [ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl]
How to pronounce inhospitable in American English:
US [ˌɪnhɑːˈspɪtəbl]
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- Adjective:
- unfavorable to life or growth
- not hospitable
Word Origin
- 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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Example
- 1. Ferlic talks about the messy compromises in health care reform , his sense of an inhospitable business climate and the growth of government spending under obama .
- 2. Serious illness doesn 't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host .
- 3. Within two years they had tamed this inhospitable landscape .
- 4. Washington has been inhospitable to smokers for years .
- 5. The environment is so harsh and inhospitable .