inhospitable
adjective
1. unfavorable to life or growth
- the barren inhospitable desert
- inhospitable mountain areas
Similar word(s): bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark, godforsaken, waste, wild, hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly, windswept
2. not hospitable
- they are extremely inhospitable these days
- her greeting was cold and inhospitable
Similar word(s): unfriendly