uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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Our military bases in the region, Margaret, right now are supposedly uninhabitable.
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
After watching the utter devastation wrought by Israel on Gaza, with much of the Palestinian territory transformed into an uninhabitable moonscape, many in Lebanon fear the IDF has similar plans for their country.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Critics say such emigration from Gaza is not voluntary after the war left much of the strip uninhabitable.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
No one was injured and a pet cat was rescued during a house fire in Aurora Friday that left the home uninhabitable, the Aurora Fire Department said on Monday.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
After watching the utter devastation wrought by Israel on Gaza, with much of the Palestinian territory transformed into an uninhabitable moonscape, many in Lebanon fear the IDF has similar plans for their country.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Critics say such emigration from Gaza is not voluntary after the war left much of the strip uninhabitable.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
No one was injured and a pet cat was rescued during a house fire in Aurora Friday that left the home uninhabitable, the Aurora Fire Department said on Monday.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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