uninhabitable

uninhabitable
un|in|hab|it|a|ble [ˌʌnınˈhæbıtəbəl] adj
if a place is uninhabitable, it is impossible to live in
Much of the country is uninhabitable because it is desert.
Many houses were so badly damaged in the war that they were made permanently uninhabitable.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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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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