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Thesaurus: inhospitable

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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  1. a. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.
  2. a. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild.
  3. adj. unfavorable to life or growth
  4. adj. not hospitable
  5. 1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people. Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door Cowper. 2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." Blair. -- In*hos"pi*ta*ble*mess, n. -- In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.
  6. j:100 a. unfavorable to life or growth a. not hospitable