uninhabitable

uninhabitable
adj.
VERBS
be
become
make sth, render sth

houses made uninhabitable by radioactive contamination

declare sth

Fifty homes were declared uninhabitable.

ADVERB
completely
virtually

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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

  • uninhabitable — [[t]ʌ̱nɪnhæ̱bɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If a place is uninhabitable, it is impossible for people to live there, for example because it is dangerous or unhealthy. About 90 percent of the city s single family homes are uninhabitable... As parts of the world …   English dictionary

  • 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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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