adjective
uninhabitable
uh-nihn-HA-bih-tuh-buhl
adjective
1
Not fit to live in.
"Rising sea levels could make parts of the coastline uninhabitable within decades."
"The old house was declared uninhabitable after the fire."
How to Use Uninhabitable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo damaged, dangerous, or extreme that no one could reasonably live there.
Common pairings
render uninhabitable
uninhabitable conditions
Word Forms
more uninhabitable comparative, most uninhabitable superlative
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Etymology
From un- + inhabitable.