inhospitable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective unfavorable to life or growth
    • the barren inhospitable desert
    • inhospitable mountain areas
  2. adjective not hospitable
    • they are extremely inhospitable these days
    • her greeting was cold and inhospitable

WordNet

In*hos"pi*ta*ble adjective
Etymology
Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913