inclement
adjective
(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
inclemency
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a word derived from
inclement.
Example Sentences
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It offers no protection against inclemency of the weather.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the very same principle, troops when engaged upon active service do not suffer from the inclemency of the weather, although saturated with wet by day, and sleeping under torrents of rain by night.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
He found Aunt Selina at home; a slight cold in the head and the inclemency of the weather had been sufficient to make her forego church for this Sunday.
From The Whirligig of Time by Wayland Wells Williams
Besides, they generally want the means of shelter against the inclemency of the weather and against pursuit by their enemies, which holes and dens afford to burrowing animals and to some larger beasts of prey.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
At all events, we meet with similar conditions in several monuments, which for ages have braved the inclemency of recurring seasons.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
