uninhabitable
Britishadjective
Explanation
When it's impossible to live somewhere, that place is uninhabitable. A house is uninhabitable if is missing basic things like a roof and heat. Buildings are considered uninhabitable when they are dangerous, with holes in the floor, or exposed electrical wires that pose a fire hazard. It's not safe for people to live in those conditions. Uninhabitable regions of the world might be too cold or too hot — or, in the case of Brazil's Ilha da Queimada Grande, or "Snake Island," they might be overrun with venomous snakes.
Example Sentences
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The eruption severely damaged ecosystems, forced people from their homes, and made some regions uninhabitable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Musk might need Earth to become uninhabitable to justify the trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
She brought in a mold assessment company that told her that her home was uninhabitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Seven years later the last dense growth of the prickly pear had been destroyed and the once uninhabitable areas reopened to settlement and grazing.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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