INHOSPITABLY

inhospitably

(adverb) in an inhospitable manner; “she was received inhospitably by her new family”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inhospitably (comparative more inhospitably, superlative most inhospitably)

In an inhospitable manner.

Antonyms

• hospitably

Source: Wiktionary


INHOSPITABLE

In*hos"pi*ta*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]

1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people. Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door Cowper.

2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." Blair.

– In*hos"pi*ta*ble*mess, n.

– In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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