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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Yes, there are several that feature singing and dancing, but none of those take place in a lavish underground bunker occupied by a wealthy family 25 years after Earth’s environment has become uninhabitable.
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
His 2014 film Interstellar envisioned humanity’s desperate search for habitable planets as environmental catastrophe renders Earth increasingly uninhabitable.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The diminished storm flooded coastal neighborhoods and generated deadly tornadoes but did not render large areas of the Gulf coast uninhabitable as had been feared.
—Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
Today, Rafah is uninhabitable, its buildings crumbled and blackened.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
His 2014 film Interstellar envisioned humanity’s desperate search for habitable planets as environmental catastrophe renders Earth increasingly uninhabitable.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The diminished storm flooded coastal neighborhoods and generated deadly tornadoes but did not render large areas of the Gulf coast uninhabitable as had been feared.
—Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
Today, Rafah is uninhabitable, its buildings crumbled and blackened.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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