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inhospitableness
(encz) | inhospitableness, n: |
Inhospitableness
(gcide) | Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable:
cf. L. inhospitalis.]
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1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to
strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.
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Have you no touch of pity, that the poor
Stand starved at your inhospitable door? --Cowper.
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2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak;
cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." --Blair. --
In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness, n. -- In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.
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inhospitableness
(wn) | inhospitableness
n 1: the environmental condition in a region that lacks a
favorable climate or terrain for life or growth
2: having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition [ant:
hospitableness] |
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Inhospitableness
(gcide) | Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable:
cf. L. inhospitalis.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to
strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.
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Have you no touch of pity, that the poor
Stand starved at your inhospitable door? --Cowper.
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2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak;
cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." --Blair. --
In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness, n. -- In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.
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