as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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The winds, snow, and freezing temperatures — to say nothing of the deadly airborne virus the Earthlings’ immune system can’t handle pre-vaccine — are inhospitable at first.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
These environments are inhospitable places to live, with little energy or warmth to keep biological processes going.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Studying its adaptations could lead to breakthroughs in cryopreservation, medicine and even astrobiology—fields that seek to understand how life can endure in the most inhospitable places, from Antarctica to distant icy moons.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
These environments are inhospitable places to live, with little energy or warmth to keep biological processes going.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Studying its adaptations could lead to breakthroughs in cryopreservation, medicine and even astrobiology—fields that seek to understand how life can endure in the most inhospitable places, from Antarctica to distant icy moons.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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