inhabited

[in-hab-i-tid]

adjective

1. having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on.

   an inhabited island.

Other Word Forms

• inhabitedness noun
• uninhabited adjective
• well-inhabited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inhabited¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; inhabit + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Hirta is inhabited but only on a temporary basis by visiting NTS workers, scientists and also contractors who work at small Ministry of Defence site.

From BBC

Officials had expected it would take the floodwater two hours to reach inhabited areas downstream and only people living near the river would be affected.

From BBC

Ho has also charged Santana-Hernandez with assault with a firearm and shooting at an inhabited dwelling.

From Los Angeles Times

He regularly signed on for dark, challenging roles and inhabited broken, brooding characters.

From Salon

Easdale is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides with a population of about 60 people.

From BBC

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