In-hŏs'pi-ta-ble, a.

a. [Prefix ĭn, not, and hospitable; Lat. inhospitālis, It. inospitale, Sp. inhospedable, inhospitable, inhospital; Fr. inhospitalier.] Not hospitable; not disposed to entertain strangers; not favorable to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people; inhospitable deserts or rocks.