inhospitable

🇺🇸 /ˌɪnhɑːˈspɪtəbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl/
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adjective
R

Not comfortable or easy to live in, mainly because of bad weather or lack of shelter.

The explorers found themselves in an inhospitable environment with harsh winds.

R

Not friendly or welcoming to visitors or guests.

The villagers were inhospitable to the strangers.

translation

adj. Not comfortable or easy to live in, mainly because of bad weather or lack of shelter.; Not friendly or welcoming to visitors or guests.