Definition for IN-HOS'PI-TA-BLE

IN-HOS'PI-TA-BLE, a. [in and hospitable.]

  1. Not hospitable; not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously; declining to entertain guests, or entertaining them with reluctance; as, an inhospitable person or people.
  2. Affording no conveniencies, subsistence or shelter to strangers; as, inhospitable deserts or rocks. Milton. Dryden.

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