uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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The house has been vacant since the fire, according to Athol Wong, who lives next door and whose own house was rendered uninhabitable for 22 months following the fire.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
For now, the building will be uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.
—Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
Hopper and Eleven reconcile, the group saves Will by using heat to make his body uninhabitable to the Mind Flayer, and Eleven seals the gate to the Upside Down.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Here, in these uninhabitable surroundings, Laxe taps into an oasis of communal feeling that transcends barriers of background and language.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
For now, the building will be uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.
—Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
Hopper and Eleven reconcile, the group saves Will by using heat to make his body uninhabitable to the Mind Flayer, and Eleven seals the gate to the Upside Down.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Here, in these uninhabitable surroundings, Laxe taps into an oasis of communal feeling that transcends barriers of background and language.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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