Word family noun invitation invite adjective uninvited inviting ≠ uninviting verb invite adverb invitingly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishuninvitingun‧in‧vit‧ing /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ◂/ adjective 1 UNFRIENDLYan uninviting place seems unattractive or unpleasant The building was cold, dark, and uninviting.2 → uninviting prospectExamples from the Corpus
uninviting• The old part of the city is tiny and uninviting.• The fault lay not with Alison but with her surroundings, soulless and uninviting.• Barbon High Fell, rising on the east, is also uninviting although easier of access.• This uninviting prospect was offered to a people who, in name at any rate, had tasted independence. 