uninhabitable

adjective

un·​in·​hab·​it·​able ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl How to pronounce uninhabitable (audio)
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness

Examples of uninhabitable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As a result, Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable and is in the throes of a biodiversity crisis. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024 Hezbollah attacks have rendered the Israeli north uninhabitable and turned 100,000 people into internal refugees. Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 Territorial disputes in this area — often over uninhabitable rocks — have been a source of conflict and competing claims for a century. Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024 Uninsurable future: The combination of the aforementioned tipping points means more and more places on Earth are becoming uninhabitable — and uninsurable. Devika Rao, theweek, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninhabitable 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninhabitable was in the 15th century

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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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