Both Uses of
hospitable
in
The Great Gatsby
- He had been coasting along all too hospitable shores for five years when he turned up as James Gatz's destiny at Little Girls Point.†
p. 99..9
- It might have lasted indefinitely except for the fact that Ella Kaye came on board one night in Boston and a week later Dan Cody inhospitably died.†
p. 100..6 *
Definition:
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(hospitable) welcomingin various senses, including:
- inclined to treat guests well -- as in "She is good-natured and hospitable."
- favorable to life and growth -- as in "The climate is hospitable to roses."
- open to new ideas or change -- as in "The organization is hospitable to new ideas."