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Webster 1913 Edition
Inhospitable
In-hos′pi-ta-ble
,Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + hospitable
: cf. L. inhospitalis
.] 1.
Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests;
as, an
. inhospitable
person or peopleHave you no touch of pity, that the poor
Stand starved at your
– Stand starved at your
inhospitable
door? Cowper.
In-hos′pi-ta-ble-ness
, Noun.
In-hos′pi-ta-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inhospitable
INHOS'PITABLE
,Adj.
1.
Not hospitable; not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously; declining to entertain guests, or entertaining them with reluctance; as an inhospitable person or people.2.
Affording no conveniences, subsistence or shelter to strangers; as inhospitable desserts or rocks.Definition 2024
inhospitable
inhospitable
English
Adjective
inhospitable (comparative more inhospitable, superlative most inhospitable)
- (of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly,
- (of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.
Translations
Not offering shelter
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Derived terms
- inhospitability
- inhospitableness
- inhospitably