inhospitable
adjective
[ ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəb(ə)l ]
• (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in.
• "the inhospitable landscape"
Similar:
uninviting,
unwelcoming,
bleak,
lonely,
empty,
forbidding,
cheerless,
hostile,
harsh,
inimical,
uninhabitable,
barren,
bare,
sterile,
desolate,
austere,
severe,
stark,
spartan,
• (of a person) unfriendly and unwelcoming towards people.
Similar:
unwelcoming,
unfriendly,
unsociable,
unsocial,
antisocial,
unneighbourly,
uncongenial,
cool,
cold,
chilly,
frosty,
glacial,
aloof,
stand-offish,
haughty,
disdainful,
distant,
remote,
indifferent,
offhand,
uncivil,
discourteous,
ungracious,
ungenerous,
unkind,
unsympathetic,
ill-disposed,
hostile,
inimical,
xenophobic,
Origin:
late 16th century: French, from in- ‘not’ + hospitable (see hospitable).
