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inhabitable¹ Definition

in·hab·it·able (in habit ə bəl)

adjective

that can be inhabited; fit to live in; habitable

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inhabitable² Definition

in·hab·it·able (in habit ə bəl)

adjective

Obsolete not habitable

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inhabitable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • planet: There's still the matter of terraforming the planet etc. , but Mars is looking increasingly viable as an inhabitable planet.
  • land: New squatter settlements come up on the periphery often on inhabitable lands because of their low values and cause environmental hazards.

Modifying Another Word

  • only: As the Government's own chief scientific advisor has noted, Antarctica may be the only inhabitable continent by the end of the century.