inhospitablein‧hos‧pi‧ta‧ble /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbəl $ -hɑː-/ adjective 
Examples
an inhospitable climate He trekked across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world.2an inhospitable person does not welcome visitors in a friendly wayinhospitable to Some governments are inhospitable to aid workers.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- inhospitable climate
- Generally, the people I met in the city were rude and inhospitable.
- So many tourists had visited the monastery that the monks had grown somewhat inhospitable.
- The brokerage firm has always been extremely inhospitable to women.
- The tribe has lived for generations in the inhospitable mountain regions of the country.
Longman Language Activatornot friendly► unfriendly/not friendly
Collocations · It's very difficult to work with Lindsay - she's so unfriendly.· I'm sorry if I sounded unfriendly on the phone - I was just tired.· The service at the hotel was bad and the staff weren't very friendly.unfriendly/not friendly to/towards · The other girls weren't openly unfriendly towards her, but they never invited her along with them.
► cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · His manner all evening was cold and unfriendly.· Next time she saw Harry he wasn't rude to her, just very cold.cold to: · She was oddly cold to him, and I wondered what had happened.
► inhospitable unfriendly to people who are visiting your home or country by not doing anything to make them feel welcome: · Generally, the people I met in the city were rude and inhospitable.· So many tourists had visited the monastery that the monks had grown somewhat inhospitable.
► hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue with someone, criticize them, or fight with them: · There was a crowd of hostile demonstrators waiting outside her door.hostile to/towards: · He was hostile towards me when I arrived, and the situation did not improve over the next few days.openly hostile: · Several of the neighbors had become openly hostile to one another.
► antagonistic unfriendly and trying to cause arguments with someone: · I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic.antagonistic towards/to: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
► give somebody the cold shoulder informal to ignore someone and be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you: · After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder.
► cliquey/cliquish a group of people who are cliquey or cliquish are friendly to the other people within that group but not to the people outside it: · Everyone at the school was so cliquey, it was hard for me to make new friends.· It was a cliquish group, with the older members staying aloof from the younger ones.
when a particular place or situation seems unfriendly► unfriendly/not friendly · I don't like going to that bar - it's not very friendly.unfriendly/not friendly to/towards · The city has a reputation for being unfriendly to minorities.
► unwelcoming making you feel that you are not wanted: · The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming.unwelcoming to/towards: · The new fence is just one example of the city's attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless.
► inhospitable unfriendly and difficult to feel relaxed in: · The tribe has lived for generations in the inhospitable mountain regions of the country.inhospitable to/towards: · The brokerage firm has always been extremely inhospitable to women.
► impersonal a place or situation that is impersonal lacks the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together, as if such feelings were considered unimportant: · They just handed over the keys and walked out - it was all so impersonal.· I had no desire to work for a large, impersonal organization.
► forbidding a forbidding place seems unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there: · The school was a large, rather forbidding building.· The wood-panelled den looked dark and forbidding.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an inhospitable desert
1an inhospitable place is difficult to live or stay in because the weather conditions are unpleasant or there is no shelter: (=not easy to live or stay in)· The interior of the country is an inhospitable desert.
► an inhospitable/harsh environment (=one where the conditions make life difficult)· The freezing climate makes this one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most· The challenge ahead ... 5 laps, each more than 6 miles long, of the most inhospitable terrain in the Malvern Hills.· The prince chose one of the world's most inhospitable and dangerous areas for his trip.· Excavations elsewhere have demonstrated that in pre-Norman times small hamlets and farmsteads were widespread, occupying even the most inhospitable upland sites.
an inhospitable climate He trekked across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world.2an inhospitable person does not welcome visitors in a friendly wayinhospitable to Some governments are inhospitable to aid workers.