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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Social Turmoil and Health Risks Mass migration from increasingly uninhabitable or uninsurable areas strains public services.
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
On its own, Petra’s desert climate would be uninhabitable, but the Nabataeans’ sophisticated irrigation system supported the agriculture necessary to feed its inhabitants (10,000 to 30,000 at its peak).
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Almost a hundred and fifty thousand units were rendered uninhabitable.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
The building sustained major structural and smoke damage from the fire and was deemed uninhabitable by fire officials.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
On its own, Petra’s desert climate would be uninhabitable, but the Nabataeans’ sophisticated irrigation system supported the agriculture necessary to feed its inhabitants (10,000 to 30,000 at its peak).
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Almost a hundred and fifty thousand units were rendered uninhabitable.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
The building sustained major structural and smoke damage from the fire and was deemed uninhabitable by fire officials.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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