What is the meaning of inhospitable?

adjective

  • Unfavorable to life or growth.
    • usage: "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
  • Not hospitable.
    • usage: "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"
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