Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - unwelcoming

1. If someone is unwelcoming, or if they behave in an unwelcoming way, they are unfriendly or hostile when you visit or approach them. His manner was cold and unwelcoming... Both women were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn at her ease. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you describe a place as unwelcoming, you mean that it looks unattractive or difficult to live or work in. My room was cold and unwelcoming. ADJ