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hos·pi·ta·ble    (hsp-t-bl, h-spt-bl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity.
2. Indicative of cordiality toward guests: a hospitable act.
3. Having an open mind; receptive: hospitable to new ideas.
4. Favorable to growth and development; agreeable: a hospitable environment.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete French, from Medieval Latin *hospitbilis, from Latin hospitre, to put up as a guest, from hospes , hospit-, guest, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
hospi·ta·bly (Adverb)

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