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inhospitable

 adjective
     
in‧hos‧pi‧ta‧ble
1 an inhospitable place is difficult to live or stay in because the weather conditions are unpleasant or there is no shelter:
an inhospitable climate
He trekked across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world.
2 an inhospitable person does not welcome visitors in a friendly way
inhospitable to
Some governments are inhospitable to aid workers.
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