unlivable
adjective
un·liv·able
ˌən-ˈli-və-bəl 
: unable to be lived or unfit to live in, on, or with : not livable
unlivable tenements
… he devoted himself to making life unlivable for them.—
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And many homes are gone or were rendered unlivable by the storm.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
Remember, owners of mortgaged homes must make loan payments even if the housing is gone or unlivable.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Central Florida — a place where Arnett’s writerly claim is now as firm as Flannery O’Connor’s was to rural Georgia — is increasingly unlivable: expensive housing, low-paying jobs, unchecked gentrification.
—Sam Worley, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
Remember, owners of mortgaged homes must make loan payments even if the housing is gone or unlivable.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Central Florida — a place where Arnett’s writerly claim is now as firm as Flannery O’Connor’s was to rural Georgia — is increasingly unlivable: expensive housing, low-paying jobs, unchecked gentrification.
—Sam Worley, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Unlivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlivable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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