inclement

[ in-klem-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.

  2. not kind or merciful.

Origin of inclement

1
1615–25; <Latin inclēment-, equivalent to in-in-3 + clēment- (stem of clēmēns) clement

Other words from inclement

  • in·clem·en·cy, in·clem·ent·ness, noun
  • in·clem·ent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for inclement

inclement

/ (ɪnˈklɛmənt) /


adjective
  1. (of weather) stormy, severe, or tempestuous

  2. harsh, severe, or merciless

Derived forms of inclement

  • inclemency or inclementness, noun
  • inclemently, adverb

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