uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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Nearby, her husband owned three sober-living facilities (one burned; the other two are now uninhabitable, surrounded by rubble).
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
The fire left the home uninhabitable, according to fire officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The blaze caused heavy damage and rendered the home uninhabitable.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The move would be to the island's infertile interior, which was left uninhabitable due to extensive phosphate mining from the 1900s onwards, which was exported for fertilizer for about 100 years.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
The fire left the home uninhabitable, according to fire officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The blaze caused heavy damage and rendered the home uninhabitable.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The move would be to the island's infertile interior, which was left uninhabitable due to extensive phosphate mining from the 1900s onwards, which was exported for fertilizer for about 100 years.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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