uninhabitable

uninhabitable
[[t]ʌ̱nɪnhæ̱bɪtəb(ə)l[/t]]
ADJ
If a place is uninhabitable, it is impossible for people to live there, for example because it is dangerous or unhealthy.

About 90 percent of the city's single-family homes are uninhabitable...

As parts of the world become uninhabitable, millions of people will try to migrate to more hospitable areas.

...a young couple turning an uninhabitable wreck into their first home.

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  • uninhabitable — mid 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + INHABITABLE (Cf. inhabitable) …   Etymology dictionary

  • uninhabitable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unsuitable for living in …   English terms dictionary

  • uninhabitable — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

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  • uninhabitable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ houses made uninhabitable by radioactive contamination ▪ declare sth …   Collocations dictionary

  • uninhabitable — adjective 1 an uninhabitable place is impossible to live in 2 an uninhabitable house or apartment is too dirty, cold etc to live in opposite habitable …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • uninhabitable — un|in|hab|it|a|ble [ ,ʌnın hæbıtəbl ] adjective not suitable for living in: Storm damage has made the house uninhabitable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uninhabitable — UK [ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəb(ə)l] / US adjective not suitable for living in Storm damage has made the house uninhabitable …   English dictionary

  • uninhabitable — adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • uninhabitable — adjective Not inhabitable; not able to be inhabited …   Wiktionary

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