unlivable
adjective
un·liv·able
ˌən-ˈli-və-bəl 
: unable to be lived or unfit to live in, on, or with : not livable
unlivable tenements
… he devoted himself to making life unlivable for them.—
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Her family, along with hundreds of thousands of other civilians, has been forced to live in tents and makeshift shelters after Israeli bombing made their homes unlivable.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Is its potential demise part of the move to make northern Gaza unlivable?
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
This is false: Gaza is unlivable, and moving the civilian population out of Gaza represents the best of humanitarian intentions.
—David Friedman, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Brutal heat, traffic, housing costs and property insurance rates are making Miami unlivable.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Is its potential demise part of the move to make northern Gaza unlivable?
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
This is false: Gaza is unlivable, and moving the civilian population out of Gaza represents the best of humanitarian intentions.
—David Friedman, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Brutal heat, traffic, housing costs and property insurance rates are making Miami unlivable.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Unlivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlivable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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