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in⋅clem⋅ent

  [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:
1615–25; < L inclēment-, equiv. to in- in- 3 + clēment- (s. of clēmēns) clement

Related forms:
in⋅clem⋅en⋅cy, in⋅clem⋅ent⋅ness, noun
in⋅clem⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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in·clem·ent   (ĭn-klěm'ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Stormy: inclement weather.
  2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.
in·clem'en·cy n., in·clem'ent·ly adv.
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Inclemency

In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inclemencies. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]

1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall.

2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow.

The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope.

The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper.

Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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