unhospitableadj.
= inhospitable adj.
a. Of places.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective] > habitable > not
undwellablea1382
unhabitablea1382
inhabitablec1400
uninhabitable1448
unhospital1570
unhospitable1612
inhospitable1616
scurrile1632
unreceivable1634
dishabitable1642
disinhabitable1660
untenantablea1661
unliveable1834
1612 J. Webster White Divel v. iii. 45 They have..divorst friends, and made great houses unhospitable.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iii. 11 Being skillesse in these parts: which to a stranger..often proue Rough, and vnhospitable . View more context for this quotation
1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 107 No neighbouring Dorp, no lodging to be found, But bleaky plains, and bare unhospitable ground.
1703 N. Rowe Ulysses i. i You..from th'unhospitable Dwelling drive Safety and friendly Peace.
1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 106 Our Earth has,..unfruitful Climates, unhospitable and uninhabited Regions.
1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 472 A clustre of unhospitable rocks.
b. Of persons.
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society > leisure > social event > hospitality > [adjective] > hospitable > not > specifically of people
unhospitablea1640
a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeee3v/1 Serv. Shall we kill him? Alber. No, I'le not be so unhospitable.
a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 116 James and John..call'd for fire from heaven upon those unhospitable Samaritans.
1708 N. Rowe Royal Convert v. i The Britons then shall join their Arms with yours, To drive out these unhospitable Guests.
1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 163 They would be loth to have it remembered..how unhospitable and how unkind they were.
1842 J. B. Fraser Allee Neemroo II. 289 The young man, unwilling to be rash or unhospitable.
1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xii. 90 It cannot perhaps fairly be said that George Vavasor was an unhospitable man.
c. Of actions, character, etc.
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society > leisure > social event > hospitality > [adjective] > hospitable > not
houselessa1387
inhospitable1570
hostless1590
inhospitalious1596
inhospital1598
unhospitable1625
1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. i. 237 To renounce your hospitality, were superfluous, when you haue done first, by offering vnhospitable iniury.
1682 A. Behn City-heiress v. i. 50 What Recompence can I make for so unhospitable usage?
1728 J. Swift Short View State Ireland 15 I think it a little unhospitable..that..Guests [etc.].
1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 93 He lies concealed..till the next prey calls him forth to repeat his unhospitable talents.
1760 Ann. Reg., Chron. 66/1 The unhospitable custom of giving vails to servants.
Derivatives
unˈhospitableness n.
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society > leisure > social event > hospitality > [noun] > quality of > not
unhospitalitya1425
inhospitality1576
inhospitability1658
inhospitablenessc1660
unhospitableness1681
1681 J. Kettlewell Meas. Christian Obed. ii. iv. 165 The Law against uncharitableness.., against unhospitableness.
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