inhospitably

In unfriendly manner

In an unwelcoming or unfriendly manner.

A host might treat guests inhospitably by offering no food or conversation.

The word also describes harsh environments: The wind blew inhospitably across the barren plateau.

Mountains, deserts, and frozen wastes are inhospitably suited to human life.

social

unwelcoming

Hostile to guests

curtly · brusquely · unfriendly · aloof · rejecting · excluding · snubbing · rebuffing · standoffish · frostily

climate

frigid

Extremely and intensely cold

harsh · freezing · arid · windswept · bleak · unforgiving · bitter · exposed · raw · brutal

terrain

rugged

Tough and uneven

jagged · steep · unnavigable · craggy · perilous · inaccessible · mountainous · inhuman · formidable · uncharted

Opposites
manner of receiving/treating others

inhospitablyhospitably

In a welcoming manner

warmly · welcomingly · graciously · cordially · kindly

environmental habitability

inhospitablyhospitably

In a welcoming manner

welcomingly · invitingly · benignly · favorably · mildly

Family

inhospitable, inhospitableness

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G