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  • 11inhospitable — [[t]ɪ̱nhɒspɪ̱təb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An inhospitable place is unpleasant to live in. ...the earth s most inhospitable regions. ...the island s inhospitable climate. Ant: hospitable 2) ADJ GRADED If someone is inhospitable, they do… …

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  • 12inhospitable — in|hos|pi|ta|ble [ ,ınha spıtəbl, in haspitəbl ] adjective 1. ) an inhospitable place is unpleasant or difficult to visit or live in: one of the most inhospitable places on earth 2. ) unfriendly to guests ─ opposite HOSPITABLE …

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  • 13inhospitable — adjective 1 an inhospitable place is difficult to live or stay in because of severe weather conditions or lack of shelter: inhospitable desert regions 2 unfriendly to a visitor, especially by not welcoming them, offering them food etc …

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  • 14inhospitable — adjective 1) the inhospitable landscape Syn: uninviting, unwelcoming; bleak, forbidding, cheerless, hostile, savage, wild, harsh, inimical; uninhabitable, barren, bare, austere, desolate, stark, spartan …

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  • 15inhospitable — UK [ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəb(ə)l] / US [ˌɪnhɑˈspɪtəb(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈhɑspɪtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) an inhospitable place is unpleasant or difficult to visit or live in one of the most inhospitable places on earth 2) unfriendly to guests …

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  • 16inhospitable — adjective Date: circa 1570 1. not showing hospitality ; not friendly or receptive 2. providing no shelter or sustenance < an inhospitable environment > • inhospitableness noun • inhospitably adverb …

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  • 17inhospitable — inhospitableness, n. inhospitably, adv. /in hos pi teuh beuhl, in ho spit euh beuhl/, adj. 1. not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly. 2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable&#8230; …

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  • 18inhospitable — adj. Inhospitable is used with these nouns: ↑climate, ↑desert, ↑terrain …

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  • 19inhospitable — [ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəb(ə)l] adj 1) an inhospitable place is unpleasant to live in 2) unfriendly to guests …

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  • 20inhospitable — in•hos•pi•ta•ble [[t]ɪnˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, ˌɪn hɒˈspɪt ə [/t]] adj. 1) not hospitable; unfriendly 2) (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.; barren: an inhospitable rocky coast[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70; &LT; MF …

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