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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door? Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]