In*hos"pi*ta*ble (?), a. [Pref. in-
not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]
1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show
hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person
or people.
Have you no touch of pity, that the poor
Stand starved at your inhospitable door?
Cowper.
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.